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Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2016: Second Stage (30 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I welcome the Tánaiste to the House and thank her for her synopsis of the Bill. Fianna Fáil welcomes and will be supporting this Bill aiming to strengthen the bail laws because we believe that the existing bail laws are far too lax. There have been many serious crimes committed by people on bail. The figures are frightening and startling, when one goes through a brief synopsis of...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Border Communities Against Brexit (25 May 2017)

Paul Daly: Sometimes decency does not pay because I let Senator Mark Daly go before me and he took my question. I am glad that the Acting Chairman let me in here, because I want to tease out the question of special status some more. I agree wholeheartedly with everything my colleague Senator McDowell said. Agriculture is my brief and I would like to get the opinions of the two agricultural...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Dr. Duncan Morrow (25 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I just want to have Dr. Morrow's opinion and there are no right or wrong answers here, which is the safety net for us all when it comes to making comment. How high up are the topics of the Good Friday Agreement, Northern Ireland and the old Irish scenario in Theresa May's English priority list for this situation? It is as if they are making things up as they go along. The Brexit referendum...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Professor Christopher McCrudden (25 May 2017)

Paul Daly: My colleagues will have heard these questions before, but I put them now in terms of Professor McCrudden's presentation and in order to tease the model out from the perspective of agriculture. Professor McCrudden seems to angle towards the east-west model. I will stick with agriculture specifically. If the EU agrees that as part of negotiations Northern Ireland or the island of Ireland...

Seanad: Areas of Natural Constraint: Statements (24 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I welcome the Minister to the House. I thank him for the promptness with which he arrived here to discuss this important issue on the back of some shenanigans we had here over recent weeks given the proposals to amend the Order of Business to take a motion on this. At all times in opposing the amendment to the Order of Business, we have requested that the Minister come to the House. There...

Seanad: Areas of Natural Constraint: Statements (24 May 2017)

Paul Daly: Land drainage, especially in my area and in many parts near that area, is a continuous activity. If one did it this year and brought in an inspector next year, the inspector would say one has a lovely field, but if one were to bring the inspector back in two years, rushes would be growing back and the work would need to be done again. I would be fearful of this fine-tuning element where...

Seanad: Areas of Natural Constraint: Statements (24 May 2017)

Paul Daly: Coming from rich farmland.

Seanad: Areas of Natural Constraint: Statements (24 May 2017)

Paul Daly: They are all no doubt rich farmers' sons and daughters.

Seanad: Areas of Natural Constraint: Statements (24 May 2017)

Paul Daly: There is not a farmer in the country who is not hard-working.

Seanad: Areas of Natural Constraint: Statements (24 May 2017)

Paul Daly: Do not forget Donegal.

Seanad: Areas of Natural Constraint: Statements (24 May 2017)

Paul Daly: Are we discussing the issue or are we discussing Fianna Fáil?

Seanad: Areas of Natural Constraint: Statements (24 May 2017)

Paul Daly: This is the first time we have been offered such an opportunity.

Seanad: Areas of Natural Constraint: Statements (24 May 2017)

Paul Daly: Low-lying land is what we are talking about. It is not all mountain land. That is the point I am making.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I thank Dr. May for her report. As Senator Mac Lochlainn said, the issues I wish to raise have been covered in the course of the meeting. How proficient or efficient as a body is Sport Ireland, or are we, as a society, staying ahead of the posse? The point is often made that the science brains of the world are on the other side of the fence in this regard, continually trying to stay ahead...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Ulster Farmers Union (18 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I welcome the two representatives and I thank them for their comprehensive report. I wish to tease out a little more information to get to the kernel of the issue and for report purposes. I am on the record as saying - I do so on a weekly basis with the different groups who appear before us - that we are all hoping for the best but we must think and plan for the worst case scenario. With...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Ulster Farmers Union (18 May 2017)

Paul Daly: Yes, on trade, like the farmers straddling the Border.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Teagasc (18 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I welcome our two guests this morning and thank them for their comprehensive presentation. As is well known at this stage in the Brexit discussion, the only certainty is the uncertainty. Several other witnesses and external commentators have touted the idea of Northern Ireland getting special status. In that hypothetical scenario of an all-Ireland agricultural model, we would think we...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Representatives of the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association and Alliance of Racing and Breeding (18 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I thank the Chairman. I welcome Ms. Headon and Mr. O'Dwyer and thank them for the comprehensive and frightening reports they have given us. I say that as someone who has a keen interest in and love for this industry. From a racing and horse breeding perspective, getting out this message is one of the biggest concerns because it is seen as a sport among the general public. When one...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Representatives of the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association and Alliance of Racing and Breeding (18 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I am a member of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, which has published a report on Brexit. It was remiss of us that the equine sector was given little or no mention in the report. For that reason, it is very important for it to be included in this committee's report. I would make a statement, rather than asking a question, in response to what Mr. O'Dwyer said about...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Macra na Feirme and the Irish Farmers Association (18 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I welcome both delegations and thank them most sincerely for their presentations. At this stage, almost a year down the line, we are all fairly well aware of the facts, figures and perceived consequences. Unfortunately, solutions are not that easily achieved from the point of view that, as we are all aware, we will be one of 27 when this negotiation gets down to the nitty gritty. Both...