Results 3,001-3,020 of 9,122 for speaker:Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
- Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thought the Leas-Chathaoirleach was going to give me one minute.
- Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I have just produced evidence to the effect that the Government sometimes does publish advice from the Attorney General, and that is when it is politically beneficial. The Minister replied by saying there was a court case. The advice I am talking about relates to the London Fisheries Convention, which is a key point of contention and a major concern for fishery organisations. I am not...
- Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will not press amendment No. 3.
- Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will withdraw them both with the right to reintroduce them on Report Stage.
- Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 3:In page 3, line 15, after “operated” to insert “by person(s) resident”. This is an important amendment and I would like a dialogue on it today. It relates to the issue of residency. We are all on the one page as regards restoring access for all Irish vessels within a certain size to Irish waters around our coast and ensuring a level...
- Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Inshore. Fair enough.
- Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: No, the Minister is right to correct me. These are precious inshore fisheries, a vulnerable area that should be available to fishermen on this island. I will not press this amendment. I just wanted to commence the dialogue. The fishing organisations will argue this issue with the Minister. We must all fight it tooth and nail. He needs to show that these are natural, precious and...
- Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Yes. It is not right.
- Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The example of the Donegal fisherman with a Northern licence is not a sole example. It applies to a minority of inshore fishermen across the entire coast. When we discuss why that is the case, we get to the nub of the issue, namely, we do not have a one-size fits all playing pitch across the island in terms of licences. For example, cost and tonnage are not consistent across the island....
- Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Let us be clear on this issue. We have had this conversation previously in this Chamber and in other places. One of the main issues for the mussel industry is multinationals using addresses in the North of Ireland to access Northern Ireland fisheries to "plunder" our precious natural resource. In regard to tonnage, production collapsed from 29,500 tonnes in 2006 to 6,400 tonnes in 2016....
- Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will withdraw the amendment, while reserving my right to resubmit it on Report Stage.
- Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 5:In page 3, lines 17 and 18, after “section 85)” to insert “and the boat is not more than 12 metres in length overall”. I will withdraw the amendment, while reserving my right to resubmit it on Report Stage.
- Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We will see.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I echo the comments of colleagues who have appealed to the Government not to proceed with the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017 tomorrow. This legislation was stalled two years ago after very robust debate in this Chamber, but no effort was made to consult the fisheries organisations in the intervening two years. There has been no consultation, even though those organisations outlined...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It has not done a thing for two years.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Two years-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: For two years, the Government has not done a thing.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Keep calm.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Stop scaremongering. One can talk anything up.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I wonder why all of a sudden after two years-----