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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)

Paul Daly: A number of the issues I wanted to discuss have already been mentioned and I look forward to the answers. I am from the midlands where we do not have big holdings in any sector. When I was a young lad, and up to 20 years ago, nearly every farm was a mixed farm. Farmers will get no cheaper feed, whether on their own dining tables or for feeding the stock, than growing their own. It was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector and the Nitrates Action Plan: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)

Paul Daly: I welcome the deputation and thank it for its report. Will Mr. Joe Healy elaborate a little more on the action plan? I know none of us can control the weather. Farmers in the north midlands and the west have got a hammering in the past two years and this year is no better. Earlier, I told of a case of a neighbour of mine who drove a combine into a 14-acre field three weeks ago and only...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector and the Nitrates Action Plan: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)

Paul Daly: There is not much more I can say. It is clear that we are all on the one side on this issue. It is not a case of us and them. However, there is an element of us and them. Far be it from me to lecture the IFA on public relations; one could learn much more from the IFA in that regard. If a drowsy fish is found in a river in the morning, farmers are blamed. As the Chairman said, that is...

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...