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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Consolidation in Horticultural Grower Numbers: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Paul Daly: I know this is probably small scale in the big picture but I imagine there would be even fewer horticultural growers, and especially field crop growers, if it was not for farmer's markets selling the Irish product. Is that something we are not getting the maximum out of?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Consolidation in Horticultural Grower Numbers: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Paul Daly: Should it or could it be a bigger percentage? Is there any way it can be incentivised if we are looking for solutions? It is down to the initiative of individuals. We have a chap at home who comes into the square in the village every Saturday morning and he goes home with an empty van. There is not another one for seven or eight miles. Is it something we need to try to formulate or come...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Consolidation in Horticultural Grower Numbers: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Paul Daly: I appreciate that and I know of one instance of a pumpkin grower for the Halloween market and he just could not compete with the Dutch on price. I can never fathom how stuff can travel, with the cost of travel, and still be cheaper than we produce it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Consolidation in Horticultural Grower Numbers: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Paul Daly: Is there any extra demand from the customer for organic or is there much potential there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Consolidation in Horticultural Grower Numbers: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Paul Daly: The volume would not be there to make it feasible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Consolidation in Horticultural Grower Numbers: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Paul Daly: That is where I was going next. Is there a marketing issue here? A brother of mine grows a few tomatoes as a hobby. He sends up some bull tomatoes every year. That is a tomato. What you are buying in the shop is not a tomato. If that was marketed correctly or if people tasted the difference once you would imagine there would be a market there. There has to be potential for creating...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Consolidation in Horticultural Grower Numbers: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Paul Daly: I was thinking about this when the witnesses were talking about the peat replacement that is coming across the world. It is. Is there any danger, because it is a coconut byproduct or a crop-based byproduct, of some foreign disease of any sort coming in or sneaking in the back door? Is that an issue because of the fact that it is a grown product as opposed to a manufactured or harvested...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Consolidation in Horticultural Grower Numbers: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Paul Daly: When it is finished or has served its purpose, is there a future for the byproduct? Is it able to be used or disposed of the way we would have used peat as a fertiliser or whatever? Will that be an issue down the line with regard to how the used commodity is disposed of? Has it a purpose or use?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Consolidation in Horticultural Grower Numbers: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Paul Daly: I second that proposal.

Seanad: Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (27 Jun 2023)

Paul Daly: We will now deal with No. 5, motion regarding the continuance of the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and No. 6, motion regarding the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009. Both motions will be debated together and decided separately. I call on the Acting Leader to move No. 5 regarding the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998.

Seanad: Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (27 Jun 2023)

Paul Daly: I call Senator Horkan, who has seven minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Sport Industry Strategy: Engagement with Horse Sport Ireland (21 Jun 2023)

Paul Daly: I point out to the Deputy that that is outside today's agenda. If the witnesses are prepared to answer we have no issues. We have all received that correspondence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Sport Industry Strategy: Engagement with Horse Sport Ireland (21 Jun 2023)

Paul Daly: What is the difference between a white passport and a green one? What percentage of white passports have been issued because whether a passport is white or green makes a big difference to the value of the animal? I think Mr. Duggan told Deputy Kerrane earlier 20,000 passports were issued last year. What percentage of them were white and why? I apologise for intruding but I think that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Sport Industry Strategy: Engagement with Horse Sport Ireland (21 Jun 2023)

Paul Daly: I have a few questions. Can you get from a white to a green passport through DNA? I have spoken to a lot of people who were disappointed to get white passports when they reckoned they had proof of the dam and the sire. In their opinion, it should be green but it is white. Can you progress from white to green through DNA or is there a process or procedure? Is there a dispute resolution...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Sport Industry Strategy: Engagement with Horse Sport Ireland (21 Jun 2023)

Paul Daly: I am thinking of the overall breeding perspective and improving and maintaining the standard of Irish horses. I am more familiar with the thoroughbred side of things where the mare physically visits the stallion. I believe in the horse sport industry, one can import straws from foreign stallions. From a strategic perspective and in the interests of promoting Irish-bred horses, is that a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Sport Industry Strategy: Engagement with Horse Sport Ireland (21 Jun 2023)

Paul Daly: Dr. Egan mentioned rare breeds. Is there any part of the strategy for Irish thoroughbreds? Drafts are becoming increasingly rare. Is there a strategy to try to maintain traditional Irish breeds? She talked about the Kerry bog pony and the Connemara pony. The Irish draft is one I have an interest in. I think the day is coming when we will not have Irish drafts. I imagine that will be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Sport Industry Strategy: Engagement with Horse Sport Ireland (21 Jun 2023)

Paul Daly: I thank the witnesses for their contributions this evening. The committee will next meet at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 28 June for an examination of the consolidation in horticultural numbers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Sport Industry Strategy: Engagement with Horse Sport Ireland (21 Jun 2023)

Paul Daly: Deputy Martin Browne will be substituting for Deputy Johnny Mythen. Before we begin, I remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones. Members are requested to ensure that for the duration of the meeting, their mobile phones are turned off completely or switched to airplane, safe or flight mode, depending on their device. It is not enough for members just to put their...

Seanad: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Second Stage (20 Jun 2023)

Paul Daly: I welcome the Minister and thank him for all the work he has put into the Bill up to this Stage. Without going over what he said, we are here today in the context of EU Regulations 2019/6 and 2019/4 in respect of the manufacture of medicated feed. The regulations were agreed in 2018 and came into effect in January 2022. The regulations set out rules for the manufacture, import, export,...