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Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Motion (14 Dec 2016)

Paul Daly: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. My party will support the motion on the horse and greyhound racing fund. As the Minister of State rightly pointed out, Ireland is a world leader in this industry, which is what this is. While there is often a false perception about and an opposition to the allocation of such funds to what is perceived in the general domain to be a glorified...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Irish Agriculture and Fisheries Sectors: Discussion (13 Dec 2016)

Paul Daly: I thank Mr. Power for his excellent presentation. Some of the questions I had intended to ask have been dealt with already, but there is one issue on which I wish to hear his views. He mentioned the drop in the value of sterling already seeing something of a rush to the Border even though it may not make economic sense. His opinion appears to be strongly in the direction of a hard Brexit....

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Paul Daly: I have listened with interest to the debate so far. As all Senators know, I am from a farming background and live in a rural area on small country roads. From what I have heard so far, it is important that somebody set the record straight on behalf of the Irish farmer. Even the phraseology, "slash and burn", suggests that farmers are trying purposely to harm, damage and inflict suffering...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry: Discussion (8 Nov 2016)

Paul Daly: I thank Ms McCarthy for her comprehensive report. I want to be associated with the Chairman's congratulation of Ms McCarthy and I wish her well in her new post. Brexit is the matter that most issues will circle around in the coming years. Ms McCarthy mentioned how it would affect the fishing grounds. How would a hard Brexit affect the industry's markets within the UK? Turning to the...

Seanad: Agricultural Prices and Decision by UK to Leave EU: Statements (25 Oct 2016)

Paul Daly: I welcome the Minister to the House. At the outset I would like to express my disappointment, with all due respect to the Minister, at the fact that the Minister's appearance here today coincides with a meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, which discommodes all of us, as spokespeople for our respective parties. None of us has the power of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Sector: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (20 Oct 2016)

Paul Daly: I welcome the Commissioner. My question is also related to grain. Most of what I wanted to say has been covered by Senator Lombard but I would add that on the west coast, along an imaginary line from Kinsale to Letterkenny in Donegal, a large quantity of the crop has been lost. Irrespective of margins and prices, a lot of farmers in that particular area have no product to sell this year....

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Paul Daly: I wish to raise a matter today that has been raised on numerous occasions over the last couple of months.I make no apologies for raising it again. I can assure the House that until some action is taken, I will continue to raise it. It is the plight of the Irish mushroom industry as a result of the Brexit vote. Again this weekend, I have had communication with people within the industry....

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Paul Daly: He has had meetings without outcomes. They were meetings with no outcomes.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Paul Daly: Which service-----

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Paul Daly: The business is going down the Swanee and the Minister of State has met stakeholders but the meetings have not improved anything.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Paul Daly: I welcome the board and compliment them. While we have an issue at hand, the horse racing industry in Ireland is very strong. It is a matter of sentiment for many of the individuals here and the organisations who are represented. That cannot go unsaid. One glove does not fit all. While there is a negative aspect here today and this is the one we need to get to the kernel of, we cannot...

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Paul Daly: I thank Senator McDowell for bringing this Bill before us and I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy English, my neighbour from the poorer side of Meath. I look forward to his comments.

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Paul Daly: I was just elected last April and I feel somewhat inadequate in even speaking to the Bill. I feel like a learner driver doing a driving test who might be struggling to get over the line and who wants to change the rules of the road as a result. I do not feel qualified to speak on Seanad reform as I am somebody who has just come in and I am just learning the process and procedures. When I...

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Paul Daly: Likewise, with town councils no option was given other than go or stay. As a former councillor, I know the Seanad performs a great role and I would hate the vocational panels and input of councillors to be totally diminished to 13 seats. As a councillor, my greatest link with national politics and policy was through my interaction with Senators. Now, as a Senator, I see that role in...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2016)

Paul Daly: I understand that the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine still has to announce some of the finer details of the provision for his Department in the budget. However, I note a reference to an increase in expenditure to €211 million under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS. The original budget for the roll-out of the scheme was €250 million, with a...

Seanad: Action Plan for Education: Statements (6 Oct 2016)

Paul Daly: I welcome the opportunity to discuss the plan for future education. Not unlike the previous speaker, I am glad there is a plan. I could stand up here and tear the plan to shreds, as others might tear it in a different way.We are all passionate about education and all by-products of the education system. It is the one sector of the community in which every individual in society will take...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Oct 2016)

Paul Daly: I want to raise the current plight of Irish tillage and grain farmers who find themselves in a major crisis due to the very inclement weather and high rainfall on the western coast. I visited some farmers in Galway on Sunday and it is gut-wrenching to see. When they called me I felt I did not need to go and see it as I am from a farming background and know what it is like when it goes...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2016)

Paul Daly: I congratulate the Cathaoirleach and Eileen on their recent nuptials and wish them many years of health, happiness and prosperity together.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2016)

Paul Daly: The crisis in farming is far-reaching, as indicated by the fact that at least three Senators have already raised it. All sectors of the agriculture industry are in a deepening crisis. When the country was in an economic crisis, the agricultural sector came to the rescue. It is the foundation stone on which the economic structure of the country has been built. The family farm is a thing of...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2016)

Paul Daly: There is one flying to suggest that there will be a hike in agricultural diesel. If there is any truth in that, the kite needs to be reeled in immediately.We are looking for aid, assistance and support for a sector which is on its knees. The largest bill on any farm, irrespective of the code of farming, is the diesel bill. If we hike the biggest bill in the budget, we will defeat whatever...