Results 61-80 of 128 for long speaker:Paul Daly

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Pig Industry: Discussion. (13 Apr 2022)

Paul Daly: ...pass on some of this to the next layer? I know it is hard enough with inflation but the farmers should not be carrying the can for the end user and consumer. The CAP was a cheap food policy but that day is long gone. How come the market cannot be regulated to try to get part of what is being lost onto the product and to get the price up to where it needs to be? Is there serious...

Seanad: Impact on Farming Sector Arising from the Situation in Ukraine: Statements (29 Mar 2022)

Paul Daly: ...which I took silage in the previous year. Therefore, while that might be providing grain to help the cause, I could and possibly would, leave myself with a fodder shortage, because of the silage I would no longer have. Not many people would have land sitting by that did not have a purpose last year that was being used to meet their own feed requirements. I would also like to mention the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Paul Daly: ...in the countries that have accepted CRISPR, how far behind the curve are we compared with those countries on specific production yields, use of pesticides, etc.? Were the directive to change, how long would it take us to catch up? Could we piggyback on advances that others have made or would we need to make specific modifications, given our soil types, climate and the types of crop we are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Draft Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan 2023-2027: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Paul Daly: ...not to abuse this privilege and may be directed to cease giving evidence on an issue at the Chair's direction. Witnesses should follow the direction of the Chair in this regard and are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that, as far as is reasonable, no adverse commentary should be made against an identifiable third party or entity. Witnesses who are to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Feb 2022)

Paul Daly: ...sad passing of former Deputy, Noel Treacy. Prior to entering politics, Noel was an auctioneer and sold a lot of sheep. My father and uncle were two of his better customers, so I knew him for a long time outside politics. The Cathaoirleach rightly said, among Noel's many gifts and talents, his ability to remember faces and names was unbelievable. I was introduced to him by my father on...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2021)

Paul Daly: ...'s remarks in complimenting and thanking the staff for facilitating the debate last night. However, I cannot let the occasion go, in commenting on his remarks as to why the debate went on for so long and what happened, to say I am blue in the face listening to arguments here about Bills being cut short and guillotines. On the one occasion on which we did allow seven hours to tease out...

Seanad: Forestry Licensing: Statements (11 Nov 2021)

Paul Daly: ...MacKinnon report implemented. They have welcomed it with open arms and in their minds it contains many of the solutions. I know the Minister of State has employed Jo O'Hara to try to push that along but I have the solution in this report in my hand if we could only implement it. That is where the priority needs to lie. The MacKinnon report recommends that there would be one licence...

Seanad: Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (4 Nov 2021)

Paul Daly: .... This is just one issue on which Senator Murphy has been to the fore on behalf of his constituents in Roscommon and further afield. Senator Murphy mentioned the people who live, farm and work along the river basin. I live further upstream. When I was being taught geography in school, I learned about Lough Allen, Lough Ree and Lough Derg and the three tributaries, the rivers Brosna,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Oct 2021)

Paul Daly: ...due to way he operates, the latter will have to get a prescription every time. It was suggested that a farmer could go to another vet down the road. If he lived where I live, he would be going a long way down the road to get a second vet. I am lucky to have one nearby. This is not going to work. I say that as a farmer. I try to be a politician here but, ultimately, I am representing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alleged Issues in the Horse Racing Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jul 2021)

Paul Daly: ...possibly even get to? On the question of the zilpaterol, who brought the horse to France? If nobody brought the horse to France, would we have ever discovered that within our system? For how long could it have been going on? For how long could it have been prevalent? If the horse had not gone to France and if the French had not detected the drugs, for how long could it have been an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticultural Industry: Discussion (20 Jul 2021)

Paul Daly: ...for the development of these alternatives? With regard to the applications for areas greater than 30 ha and areas greater than 50 ha, are there many, or any, applications in the system? If there are, how long have they been in the system and how long is it expected to be before a decision is made on them? How many applications from the private sector have been granted with the extraction...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alleged Issues in the Horse Racing Industry: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Paul Daly: ...-bound almost to prove one's innocence. In that regard, I have some questions for the industry. Mr. Kavanagh and Mr. Egan will probably know who is best suited to answer them. The questions are along the lines of what actions the organisations have taken since this scenario started and what further actions they intend taking, as I probably say bluntly, to prove their own innocence. As I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)

Paul Daly: ...promise that it will be a simpler CAP. That has never happened in any CAP. If we are to go on that premise, God knows what is coming down the line. In that regard, on this occasion, we have long been promised a simpler CAP, which we know it will not be. We were promised much more subsidiarity and flexibility nationally. I put that question to the witnesses. We are aware that, once...

Seanad: Right to Housing: Motion (4 Jun 2021)

Paul Daly: ...is a right to buy the house. It is a right to adequate and appropriate housing that is affordable to an individual's circumstances. Sinn Féin's amendment demands a date for a referendum but we are a long way from that. I welcome Senator Fitzpatrick's motion and support it. It should go to the Commission on Housing, as Senator Cassells has mentioned, under the chairmanship of Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Department of Agriculture and the Marine (29 Jan 2021)

Paul Daly: ...to meet that target will have to increase. I do not accept the answer given. There is a further question posed by Deputy Fitzmaurice in respect of which I do not accept the answer, that is, how long it takes for a licence to get through the system. With the permission of Deputy Fitzmaurice, I will rephrase that question. What is the target set by the Department for the length of time...

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2020: Motion (25 Nov 2020)

Paul Daly: ...gCon and is now RCÉ appeared before the committee. The governance of that organisation has been changed, as has how it deals with animal welfare. A traceability system is being introduced, which is long overdue and probably should have been there before. It is coming now, however, and it will be comparable to the bovine traceability system, which works 100%. It is possible to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recall of Sanitiser Products: Discussion (24 Nov 2020)

Paul Daly: ...intended to raise has been covered by Deputy Carthy, I will turn to the sanctioning of the company that supplied the product. The product has been a cause of skin irritation. In case people have long-term issues down the line, have we examined how the company of supply will be held to account? In responding to Deputy Carthy, the Minister might answer my questions about the sanctioning...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Nov 2020)

Paul Daly: ...statistic, but I am asking him what should the average time be. Mr. Hayes is the departmental official responsible for this. I do not want statistics: I can work that sum out for myself as to how long the applications took. What should the average time be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Covid-19 on the Agriculture Sector and Priorities for CAP and Brexit: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Oct 2020)

Paul Daly: ...good luck in the role. I also take the opportunity to congratulate the Chairman and Vice Chairman, Senator Lombard, on their appointment and to wish them both well in their briefs. I soldiered alongside the Chairman and the Minister, week after week, in the committee that sat during the last Oireachtas. I learned a lot from them during that time and there is a good friendship there....

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (29 Jun 2020)

Paul Daly: ...are political cousins, not biological ones. I came into the Twenty-fifth Seanad as a first-time Senator. The ball was at my feet in that I anticipated I was going to change the world. I was not long finding out that, irrespective of what I tried to do, what I tried to say or where I tried to go, it was almost as if I did not exist. The title, Senator Daly, had already been taken and it...