Results 1,161-1,180 of 2,179 for speaker:Paul Daly
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Feb 2023)
Paul Daly: I want to raise the issue of the startling figures recently announced by the Motor Insurance Bureau of Ireland that 8.3% of motorists are driving around without insurance, which is almost unbelievable. This is a whopping figure of 187,803 and an increase of 32,000 since 2020. While there are strict penalties and sanctions for people who are apprehended without insurance, unfortunately,...
- Seanad: Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Statements (22 Feb 2023)
Paul Daly: I welcome the Minister to the House. Before he commences, I welcome the visitors from Coláiste Mhuire in Cabra to the Public Gallery. They are most welcome and I hope they enjoy the part of the debate they are here to witness.
- Seanad: Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Statements (22 Feb 2023)
Paul Daly: Before I proceed to Senator Keoghan, who is first to speak, I welcome Deputy Michael Moynihan and his good wife, Bríd, and some family members to the Public Gallery. They are more than welcome. I hope they enjoy the part of the debate they witness.
- Seanad: Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Statements (22 Feb 2023)
Paul Daly: We will have to suspend for the Minister to vote.
- Seanad: Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Statements (22 Feb 2023)
Paul Daly: Fine. You will not lose any time.
- Seanad: Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Statements (22 Feb 2023)
Paul Daly: I thank the Senator and again apologise for the disturbance.
- Seanad: Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Statements (22 Feb 2023)
Paul Daly: The Senator is over time.
- Seanad: Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Statements (22 Feb 2023)
Paul Daly: I thank the Senator.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (22 Feb 2023)
Paul Daly: I thank the representatives from the ITC for being here. As we have gone down the pecking order when it comes to questions, some of what I have written in front of me has been covered. An area that I wanted to cover was that relating to sitka spruce versus broadleaf, and the representatives answered their position on that well. We have had the Department, Coillte, forestry contractors and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (22 Feb 2023)
Paul Daly: The timber was there. The point that I am making or trying to get Mr. Glennon make is that it was because of the licensing debacle that timber was being imported when we already had it standing.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (22 Feb 2023)
Paul Daly: But we had the timber here, standing mature-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (22 Feb 2023)
Paul Daly: -----and ready to process. The licences were all that was missing.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (22 Feb 2023)
Paul Daly: That is kind of moving on to my next question, and excuse my ignorance on it. How do the witnesses buy timber? They are buying timber from Coillte and private forestry. How does that work? I know there are auction systems and all that. Is it the same system for private and Coillte? If not, how would the witnesses compare the two? I will ask my question out straight. How do the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (22 Feb 2023)
Paul Daly: Did the licensing situation affect price to the witnesses in any way?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (22 Feb 2023)
Paul Daly: It was stated that there were no licences, so where is all that timber now? At the time, and in order to try to meet demand, larger applications, which, predominantly, were from Coillte, were prioritised. Is a majority of the timber that should have been harvested in the past three or four years in private ownership? Will those people struggle to get it into the market now?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (22 Feb 2023)
Paul Daly: Just for my information, like every product, there is such a thing as good timber and bad timber. Does the area, type of land or conditions it is grown in affect the end product or the quality of the timber?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (22 Feb 2023)
Paul Daly: That is basically what I am asking.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (22 Feb 2023)
Paul Daly: But there can be a difference in quality depending on the location.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (22 Feb 2023)
Paul Daly: It is the same.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (22 Feb 2023)
Paul Daly: That is just for my own information.