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Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I have just made it clear how we are following our policies.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Representatives of the Transport Sector (11 May 2017)

Paul Daly: What contingency plans have been put in place for public transport services which must go through the North, such as the Dublin-Donegal bus service? Every guest speaker has said we must hope for the best but prepare for the worst. I am assuming the worst-case scenario of a hard Border in this regard. Mr. Sean Kennedy referred to landing slots. What about actual air space? In a...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Mr. Eamon Gilmore (11 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I also want to welcome Mr. Gilmore here today and thank him for his comprehensive report. I have a couple of brief questions. I would like to hear a little bit more of Mr. Gilmore's thinking behind the idea of a referendum. While not opposing it, just to play devil's advocate, there is an agreement so what would happen if we said we had to have a referendum here? Once the election was...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I ask the Leader to ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to take control of the situation and for us all, irrespective of our political allegiance, to leave the political point scoring on the Garda Síochána and the Garda Commissioner outside the door. Many people, all over the country and particularly in rural areas, are the victims of our shenanigans. They are the elderly,...

Seanad: Declaration of Independence Day Bill 2017: First Stage (10 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I second the proposal.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with the Bar of Ireland (4 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I welcome the delegation and thank it for the information we have received and the presentation today. Based on what the witnesses said, we are looking at opportunities and it is a breath of fresh air to hear an inkling of positivity in this. They highlighted potential opportunities based mainly on companies now based in London moving over here. How much extra business may be available...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Industry Representatives (4 May 2017)

Paul Daly: Without turning this into an insurance inquiry, I wish to elaborate on what has already been said in the broader context. By virtue of the fact that the witnesses have been brought before the committee in one group, they are all sitting in front of us. Have they sat together prior to today? What issues that they have flagged have they tried to address among themselves? Before Mr. Thompson...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Enterprise Ireland (4 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I am aware of the time constraints so I will be brief. In the past I have had dealings with Enterprise Ireland. When it comes to exports, their criteria for SMEs are off-island and they do not tend to consider Northern Ireland. A company with which I was involved did a lot of business in the North and has suffered a lot through currency exchanges. However, when we knock on Enterprise...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Central Bank of Ireland (4 May 2017)

Paul Daly: A number of the questions I had intended to ask have been covered. My question is on similar lines to that of my colleague, Senator Mark Daly. We have not fully emerged from the major banking crisis and now Brexit has been sprung on us. Recently I used the analogy of a carpenter with the ingrown toenail who hits his thumb with the hammer. He soon forgets the ingrown toenail but it has not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (2 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I welcome both groups here today and thank them for their presentations. As Deputy Cahill has said, head 2 provides a basis for administrative sanctions as opposed to criminal sanctions for breach of the greyhound racing rules. Would administrative sanctions be sufficient deterrent to those in breach of the greyhound racing rules? The witnesses might also comment on the appropriateness of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (2 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I mean industry-based sanctions as opposed to criminal ones.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (2 May 2017)

Paul Daly: That is the question I am asking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (2 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I will be brief because Deputy Cahill has covered most of the issues I wanted to tease out. The entire fund is vouched for at this stage, but why has such a small percentage transferred into farm bank accounts? My key question, which Deputy Cahill has also asked, is how many people were refused? The scheme operated on a first-come first-served basis but how far could it have gone? Such...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with former Taoiseach, Mr. John Bruton (27 Apr 2017)

Paul Daly: I welcome Mr. Bruton and thank him for his very comprehensive report which clearly demonstrates his vast experience. I would like to tease out a number of issues with him. If he was the plane on Saturday morning, what approach would he be taking on our behalf? We sent Mr. Bruton out to bat for us on many occasions, successfully, I might add. I am seeking his opinion here and do not seek...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with former Taoiseach, Mr. John Bruton (27 Apr 2017)

Paul Daly: Great minds think alike.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with former Minister, Mr. Dermot Ahern (27 Apr 2017)

Paul Daly: Mr. Ahern is very welcome. I appreciate his contribution in which his many years of ministerial experience within the European project was very evident. His on-the-ground knowledge as someone who lives so close to the Border also came across strongly. As much as we have studied Brexit, he has been able to identify through personal experience things which have not been mentioned in the...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)

Paul Daly: As far back as late November, I raised the plight of the cereal and grain farmers in the west who suffered tremendous losses last year due to the severe inclement weather. There was a lot of crop lost on a strip of the west coast. This issue was raised not only by me, but by several others on numerous occasions both in this House and in the Dáil. There is agreement in theory and I...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)

Paul Daly: The Minister will still not support Senator Norris's amendment.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)

Paul Daly: I would like to hear clarification from the Minister. I would like to hear what she perceives the consequences of the amendment being omitted to be. I have heard everybody else's opinion, but what would be the consequences if the amendment was not accepted today?

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)

Paul Daly: I thank the Senator for her compliment.