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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)

Paul Daly: On behalf of the Fianna Fáil group I also wish to be associated with the acknowledgement of the great life of Vicky Phelan. I am cognisant of the fact that it was Vicky's wish that on her death she would not receive tributes from politicians but that we would instead take actions. I hope that we can continue to take the necessary actions to right the wrongs that caused Vicky to come to...

Seanad: Forestry: Statements (15 Nov 2022)

Paul Daly: I also welcome the recent announcement by the Minister of State, the Minister and the Taoiseach of the €1.318 billion investment in the forestry programme and many of the concepts therein. I am a member of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, which has deliberated on the forestry sector too many times to mention. I know our focus was mainly on the...

Seanad: Forestry: Statements (15 Nov 2022)

Paul Daly: I asked about the proposal for nature restoration.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Daly: I will be very brief, because most of what I was going to say was said while I was Acting Chair. Our agenda is the impact of peat shortages on the horticultural industry. For the purpose of conversation, let us forget about extraction for a minute. Senator Hackett is the Minister of State with responsibility for horticulture, and today's brief is about the impact of peat shortages on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Daly: We all know that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Daly: Dual consent is the problem. That is what we are asking to be changed. That is the solution to the problem. Every speaker previous to me has said that today. Is there the appetite or willingness within Cabinet to drive on single consent legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Daly: When I saw the synopsis of the opening statements lasted 50 minutes, I decided on one question. The Chair can decide who answers it in the context of the track this meeting has taken. I listen to the different groups that represent different sectors, albeit with crossover, and I hear one group welcoming an aspect that another group does not welcome. It goes to show how diverse the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Daly: I told the Chair that before I asked it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Daly: I second that proposal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Daly: Some people already have.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Daly: The Chair and Deputy Carthy can stay here. They are only going to go over and cancel each other out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Daly: Does the Deputy mind if we carry on?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Daly: I will give every organisation an opportunity to answer Deputy Carthy's question. While the witnesses might feel like they are speaking to an empty room, their answers are going on the record and will be there to be seen. If the Deputies are not back when the replies have been concluded, we will probably wrap up. I will take Macra na Feirme, then the ICSA and we will finish with the INHFA.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Daly: I thank the representatives from the INHFA, the ICMSA, the IFA, Macra na Feirme and the ICSA for their attendance. I apologise for things getting slightly messy at the end but that is the life we live here with sporadic votes being called. It was important to get the opinions of all the organisations on the record. It was a very worthwhile engagement and we are left with plenty of food for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Daly: I will resume with some housekeeping. Deputies are still returning following the Dáil vote. Witnesses giving evidence from within the parliamentary precincts are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they give to the committee. This means that witnesses have a full defence in any defamation action for anything said at a committee meeting. However, witnesses are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Paul Daly: At the outset and with the indulgence of the Chair, I have a point to make from a personal point of view as a Teagasc client. My Teagasc adviser recently retired. I want to take this opportunity in this public forum to wish Mr. Christy Jones, who Dr. O’Mara probably knows, the very best of good luck in his retirement. I could never fault the service that I received as a client from...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Renewable Energy Generation (19 Oct 2022)

Paul Daly: I welcome the Minister of State, Senator Hackett, to the House to deal with this issue. It is straightforward. As the Minister of State is well aware, the targeted agricultural modernisation schemes, better known as TAMS, have been modified. I warmly welcome the exceptional opportunity afforded to farmers to avail of a grant of up to 60% to install solar panels, up to a maximum expenditure...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Renewable Energy Generation (19 Oct 2022)

Paul Daly: I accept the Minister of State's answer. As I said in my initial summation of the issue, the Department at least needs to put the question to Europe. A lot of money is available and is being expended. Neither the State nor the European Union is getting full value for it. The terms and conditions of the scheme stipulate that farmers cannot supply energy to any organisation outside their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Nature Restoration Target and General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2022)

Paul Daly: Deputy Carthy covered a lot. I suppose I have just one question for the five groups. It is the ongoing debate. We are living in exceptional times, as we all keep saying, and we are aware of the war in Ukraine and the whole debate on food security. There has been much mention here of impact assessment statements but from a food production perspective, and playing devil's advocate, if this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Nature Restoration Target and General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2022)

Paul Daly: That would be very hard to resist when we are all floating along.