Results 2,021-2,040 of 2,246 for speaker:Paul Daly
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2017)
Paul Daly: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Courts Service (Amendment) Bill 2017: First Stage (12 Dec 2017)
Paul Daly: I second the proposal.
- Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (6 Dec 2017)
Paul Daly: I also welcome Mona, Mary, John and the grandchildren of Des Hanafin, and I acknowledge the presence of Deputies Cahill and Mattie McGrath. While I did not know Des personally, I am sure I have relayed a story about him to many people in this House on many occasions. My grandfather died in the late 1970s and I was farmed out to live with my grandmother. I have yet to meet a more passionate...
- Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015: Statements (6 Dec 2017)
Paul Daly: I welcome the Minister to the House and I also welcome the opportunity to discuss the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015. I commend the Minister on his comprehensive report on same. We all understand the job at hand. The elephant in the room when it comes to agriculture, which is often conveniently ignored by commentators, is the fact that we never had an industrial...
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2017)
Paul Daly: The Senator is exaggerating a little.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2017)
Paul Daly: I second the proposal of my colleague, Senator Mark Daly, to amend the Order of Business to bring the Minister, Deputy Creed, in on Tuesday. I also wish to be associated with all the glowing comments to our colleague Senator Norris. As a first-time Senator who has only been in the House for a mere 18 months, I do not have much experience of serving with Senator Norris. However, my one...
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2017)
Paul Daly: I formally propose it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2017)
Paul Daly: On a point of clarification, I did not ask that the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade come to the House for a debate on Brexit next week. I specifically stated that the last thing we wanted was for Ministers to come to the House for statements if they need to be away on business playing the game that must be played for the next two weeks. We are all on the same page on this issue. I...
- Seanad: Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (29 Nov 2017)
Paul Daly: I wish to be associated with the warm welcome to our distinguished guests in the Gallery, and I compliment my colleague, Senator Gallagher, on bringing this Bill forward. The apparently unanimous support for the Bill across the House shows its importance. The point that often is lost is that while this is not a big headline-getter and is not top-of-the-bill news, it is a major crisis for...
- Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund 2017: Motion (29 Nov 2017)
Paul Daly: I also welcome the Minister to the House. I would like to take this opportunity to extend my personal sympathies and those of my party on the death of his father over the weekend. The Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Act was introduced by Fianna Fáil in 2001. While I welcome the Bill and will support it, the amount of money being invested in both industries could be increased. I ask...
- Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund 2017: Motion (29 Nov 2017)
Paul Daly: The Minister has an open invitation.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2017)
Paul Daly: Based on commentary I heard on the radio this morning, it is important that we, as public representatives and Oireachtas Members, highlight a phenomenon of recent years that has come more to the fore, namely, the famous Black Friday on which phenomenal offers and bargains will be advertised, particularly online. It was stated on the radio programme to which I was listening that many people...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2017)
Paul Daly: This morning, along with Senator Lombard and other members of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, we launched a report on the future of the tillage sector. As was rightly said at the launch, this document is a starting point for debate and discussion on a sector that is in severe crisis. I ask the Leader to invite the Minister to the House so that we can...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2017: Motion (21 Nov 2017)
Paul Daly: I welcome the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Creed, and thank him for his report. It is well known that I am chairman of Kilbeggan Racecourse, which is one of the small racecourses. As I am heavily involved, I am very much aware of how important this fund is for the sustainability of the smaller tracks and training yards that generate employment and create income in...
- Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Paul Daly: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I am glad to have an opportunity to address this issue. I wish to apologise on behalf of my colleague, Senator Jennifer Murnane O'Connor, for her unavoidable absence. She is the Sinn Féin spokesperson on this area and a constituency colleague of the Minister of State. She has done Trojan work on this issue and has made an enormous amount...
- Seanad: JobPath: Motion (15 Nov 2017)
Paul Daly: I welcome the Minster here this evening. I will be brief. I am not going to rehash what has already been said. It is quite obvious from all sides that there are issues with the JobPath scheme. They have been identified and highlighted. From a personal point of view what I came across first, and which has been mentioned, is that one becomes ineligible for a CE scheme if one happens to be...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2017)
Paul Daly: I welcome the officials from the Department and thank them for their presentation. I would like to hear their opinions on what role the tillage sector can play in our efforts to achieve targets to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. As we are all aware, this committee has just completed a report on the future of the tillage sector and the crisis in which it finds itself as a result of the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Upcoming CAP Negotiations: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (7 Nov 2017)
Paul Daly: Most issues have been covered. We all have our own aspirations and we know where we think CAP funding should or should not go. What I am taking from the presentation today is that we are in a bit of a vacuum. We are expecting a document in November but there is a rumour the whole thing could be rolled out in 2023. Are we being side-tracked by Brexit? Could something come down the line...
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2017)
Paul Daly: I wish to raise an issue along similar lines. It is not specifically about Garda numbers but about rural crime. To be honest, I had no intention of raising the issue this morning until, about half an hour ago, I received a telephone call from a gentleman who lives within four miles of me at home. He and his wife are both in their 70s. They had a family SME all of their lives and employed...
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2017)
Paul Daly: Hear, hear.