Results 421-440 of 5,046 for speaker:Paschal Mooney
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: Therefore, we can assume the general election will be held on 11 March.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: There has been an absence of such evidence.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: They are separate issues.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: I am grateful for Senator Bacik's response.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: I also welcome the group. I have been a long-time supporter of the concept of organic farming. When it first became official, if one were to put it as such, and guys such as those here today got involved in it, I welcomed it because I thought it was great. As Senator O'Brien said, what better place than this green and pleasant land to produce organic farm products? I remember reading...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: Senator O'Neill is an honorary west of Ireland person.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: We understand where the witnesses are coming from and I hope they will leave here today feeling a little reassured.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: Would that not be an issue for Bord Bia, which is involved in the marketing side of things? Should we inquire as to what it is doing? That is why I suggested Bord Bia should be brought before the committee. It is part of the equation here.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: Is Bord Bia not the marketing arm?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: Does that affect the market? Does it affect the prices organic producers can charge?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: That is why I am saying Bord Bia would be central to this discussion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: In fairness, as the Chairman will be aware, we were in Germany a couple of years ago for the green week and I was very impressed with the Bord Bia set-up and the manner in which it has penetrated the German market.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: I am still sticking to the view that if we are bringing in people, Bord Bia also needs to be part of the discussion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: I would like to know what they are doing with the promotion of organic products.
- Seanad: Broadcasting and Media in Ireland: Statements (7 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: I fully endorse that. I welcome the Minister. He and I had an exchange of views earlier on this topic under the mechanism for reviewing his Department's performance at the Joint Committee on Transport, Communications and Natural Resources and I was grateful to him for the clarification he brought to a number of issues. However, I would like to put a number of them on the record in this...
- Seanad: Broadcasting and Media in Ireland: Statements (7 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: Perhaps he can do something to leave a legacy.
- Seanad: Broadcasting and Media in Ireland: Statements (7 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: Senator Paul Coghlan should declare his interest in that.
- Seanad: Broadcasting and Media in Ireland: Statements (7 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: I am sorry, I was distracted. I was suggesting to Senator Ó Domhnaill that he should be looking for more money for TG4. Forgive me.
- Seanad: Broadcasting and Media in Ireland: Statements (7 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: Unless one is in Renua.
- Seanad: Broadcasting and Media in Ireland: Statements (7 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: None.