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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Systems, Governance and Procedures in Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)

Paul Daly: I welcome the delegation and members of the board. I have been mentioned here on numerous occasions in the past so it is not a secret but I will put on the record that I am chairman of Kilbeggan racecourse so I have a vested interest in this area. I have been a member for 36 years and it is a great honour for me to be chairman for the past ten years. My heart is in what we call the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Systems, Governance and Procedures in Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)

Paul Daly: Mr. Kavanagh mentioned a few things in passing, such as that he does not like having different percentage rates when it comes to grants. I would like to see that change in the future. At national hunt race meetings run during the summer our disposal income is an issue, as it is with other tracks. I should not only refer to our track. It is hard for me; it was a slip of the tongue as much...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Systems, Governance and Procedures in Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)

Paul Daly: Many of the questions Mr. Kavanagh has been asked and many of the statements that have been made are about how we have got to where we are. I would like to hear what plans we have going forward. From my perspective, I would like to hear what is in mind for the provincial tracks. I am known in those circles so I had a lot of people on to me about the foal levy. It has been covered but I...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Paul Daly: I said that the last day.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Paul Daly: I realise we are speaking to the section, but we are having a broad debate. I had to contribute on the previous day. I had not decided whether I would not speak until the end or at all. I had to stand up and defend farmers, given some of the language being used. I appreciate that today we have come full circle. It was I who said the previous day that farmers are the custodians of the...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Paul Daly: I am glad that this day is not about an attack on the farmer. Unfortunately, we have now moved around and it is now an attack on Fianna Fáil. Again, I believe I have to stand up. It must be something personal to me because the common denominator for me is Fianna Fáil and farming. Those of us in Fianna Fáil, along with the farming community, are as much nature lovers and...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Paul Daly: It has happened in the past two weeks. Yesterday was 1 March. Under the existing law, following yesterday it is illegal and impossible to carry out any burning. In the previous ten to 15 days, we were subject to storms Doris and Ewan. How could anyone carry out controlled burning? What is the difference in one day per week? The Bill suggests the Minister will define the geography,...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Paul Daly: That is not funny.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Paul Daly: To clarify, the Senator's very words makes it sound like this provision will be mandatory. If farmers are worried about and disagree with this measure, they will not be obliged to cut their hedges in August or burn them in March. Let us be honest. When one drives through a stretch of the road that has a 50 km/h speed limit that switches to 100 km/h at the end it does not mean one must...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Paul Daly: The legislation will bestow a window of opportunity for special cases where the measure will be required or necessary or can be advantageous, as I have said already, for different aspects.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Paul Daly: It is the free will of the farmer, the individual or custodian. He or she can choose to cut hedges from September to February. Just because this Bill is introduced he or she does not have to deal with hedges in March or August. It is his or her own choice at the end of the day. In cases where it may be a necessity it may be a requirement or an advantage to a farmer, pedestrian, motorist,...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Paul Daly: The Senator has not given that impression.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Paul Daly: Enough said.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Paul Daly: I would like to ask the Minister about an issue that is related to the Bill and it ties in with what the previous speaker said. What does the Minister consider the role of Waterways Ireland to be in general with regard to this Bill and with regard to its functionality in future in a Brexit scenario? Is there something we should be addressing here? Are we speaking somewhat hypothetically?...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Paul Daly: The confusion arises because amendments were tabled previously and other amendments are on the table now. There are two sets of amendments.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Paul Daly: It is a question of cross-referencing.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Paul Daly: We are first-timers.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Paul Daly: It is the Bills Office.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Paul Daly: I will be very brief. To go back to what I mentioned earlier on Brexit, I still believe there will be problems down the line. We have to look at funding and how feasible, in the case of a hard Brexit, it will be for Waterways Ireland to have its head office in Enniskillen, outside the European Union. It is something we need to keep a very close watch on. I welcome the extension of the...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Paul Daly: In fairness to the Minister and the officials from the Department, the best way I can put a response on earlier comments about the briefing is "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find".