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Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second and Subsequent Stages (13 Jul 2017)

Paul Daly: I welcome the Minister and congratulate him on his new appointment. As a rural man like the Minister, I am aware of the need for immediate action in rural Ireland. It is, to coin a phrase, dying on its feet and has been for some time. Fianna Fáil supports the main principles of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2017, which establishes the new Department of Rural and...

Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second and Subsequent Stages (13 Jul 2017)

Paul Daly: With the permission of the Chair, I want to put the record straight regarding three references in Senator Ó Clochartaigh's contribution. I do not like to interject when someone is speaking. Senator Ó Clochartaigh referred three times to the Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael partnership Government. Fianna Fáil is facilitating a minority Government through a confidence and supply...

Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second and Subsequent Stages (13 Jul 2017)

Paul Daly: If only Sinn Féin would do the same on both ends of the island, it might be a help to the country going forward.

Seanad: Report of Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Motion (12 Jul 2017)

Paul Daly: I also welcome the Minister of State and congratulate her on her appointment. I also join in congratulating and complimenting the special committee Chairman, Senator Neale Richmond, and all of the committee members. As the Chairman mentioned at the outset, we sat through more than 50 hours of meetings. More than 99% of the dialogue was of a pessimistic and negative nature, which may have...

Seanad: Report of Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Motion (12 Jul 2017)

Paul Daly: The time for talking has come to an end. What action is being taken by Government on the issues flagged by the witnesses to the committee as priorities, including State aid rules and Northern Ireland special status? What negotiation is taking place in that regard? As mentioned previously, Ireland has a tripartite agreement with France and the United Kingdom in relation to the horse racing...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2017)

Paul Daly: I raise the matter of farm safety which, coincidentally, my colleague, Senator Gallagher, raised already. This is indicative of the severity of the matter as we did not communicate before we raised it. Unfortunately, in Clare yesterday evening there was another farm fatality and I take this opportunity to extend our sympathies to the bereaved. This farm accident brought to 14 the number of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report of Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Paul Daly: I also have questions about the super trawlers. It is very easy for any regulatory body to produce figures and be judged on its achievements. What number of super trawlers have got away? We could be capturing 10% of them without realising that the other 90% have got away. If a large number of them are getting away, is this down to a question of resources? How does the authority feel...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jun 2017)

Paul Daly: I thank the gentlemen for their comprehensive presentation. There is not much need to ask questions because the report says it all. Deputy Charlie McConalogue has made reference to this issue already, but I am not sure if his question was answered. How reciprocal was the previous arrangement? If Northern vessels were trawling in our waters, was there a reciprocal arrangement if Southern...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Lord Alderdice, Former Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly (22 Jun 2017)

Paul Daly: I welcome Lord Alderdice. His comments were very enlightening and his vast experience is evident from his words. I would like to get his opinion on the current political status following the Westminster election. If he had been here three weeks ago, would any of his contribution have been different? Does the current political situation determine his outlook in a way that is different from...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2017)

Paul Daly: I second the proposal by my colleague, Senator Swanick, to amend the Order of Business. From the outset of Brexit, we in Fianna Fáil have been advocating the need for a Minister for Brexit, which is something that was never recognised by the Government. I welcome that, in the new Cabinet, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Coveney, has also been given special...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2017)

Paul Daly: He was listening to us.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed and Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (8 Jun 2017)

Paul Daly: Mr. Doran referred to the recent decrease in the number of people applying for registration to the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council. How can that be linked to the potential for Brexit that is coming down the line? My colleagues on this committee hear me saying every day of the week that although we are all hoping for the best, we have to plan for the worst. The worst-case scenario is that...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Science Foundation Ireland and Trinity College Dublin (8 Jun 2017)

Paul Daly: I welcome both witnesses. As the Chairman has rightly said, some 38 hours into our discussions, it is a breath of fresh air to hear about potential gains because there has been a lot of negativity around this subject. The witnesses were at pains to say that Ireland is not critically dependent on the UK when it comes to science and research. Down the line, however, if there is a hard Brexit...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with British Medical Association and Irish Medical Organisation (8 Jun 2017)

Paul Daly: I will take up one point Dr. Woods made. He stated four out of every ten doctors in the UK have indicated the possibility of moving on or leaving. What detrimental effect would that have? While we are here to formulate a report and steer matters from this side, the UK's problems are not our problems but they are our problems. I was intrigued by that. Did they give reasons as to why they...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Tourism Ireland (8 Jun 2017)

Paul Daly: Coincidentally I wanted to take Mr. Gibbons up on that point as well, because I was taken aback by the drop in UK visitors here. I said straight away to myself in my head that it was the effect of the sterling-euro rates. He carried on to state, however, that the number of UK citizens travelling to the EU had not changed but that involves the same exchange rate. I would like to hear the...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with European Youth Forum, Education and Training Boards Ireland and Irish Congress of Trade Unions (8 Jun 2017)

Paul Daly: I welcome all of our guests. Their contributions have been very informative. It seems that the response given to every problem is that the solution lies in education. Brexit is unique in the sense that it is problem and we do not know the dynamics of it. Nobody will know exactly what is ahead of us until the final deal is done and the papers have been signed. What will be the...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on the Future of the European Union (7 Jun 2017)

Paul Daly: I welcome Mr. Cox and thank him for his insight. His experience both here and in the European Union is invaluable. With that in mind, I will tease out a few of the points he made and ask him to comment or elaborate on them. We are all conscious that we are surmising or speculating to some extent because Brexit is new territory. Mr. Cox stated the European Union had seized this opportunity...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on the Future of the European Union (7 Jun 2017)

Paul Daly: I was not suggesting that.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on Transport Policy (7 Jun 2017)

Paul Daly: I welcome both delegates and thank them for their insight into what is a vitally important sector in the context of Brexit. As Mr. Flynn rightly said, we must all hope for the best but plan for the worst. In the context of the worst case scenario, what provisions has FTA Ireland made? In terms of both importers and exporters, if the worst case scenario comes to pass, we have a hard Border...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with All-Island Bodies (7 Jun 2017)

Paul Daly: I thank the delegates. I will begin by responding to Mr. Comer. We are all singing off the same hymn sheet. This thing was imposed on us. In fulfilling our duty to form a report, we must look at every inevitable outcome. If we could write a wish list for the report setting out everything we want, it would be in accordance with everything Mr. Comer has said. I agree fully with it all....