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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Nov 2021)

Paul Daly: On my behalf and that of the Fianna Fáil group, I wish to be associated with the Cathaoirleach and the Deputy Leader in sending our condolences to our colleague, Senator Currie, on the sad passing of her father, Austin. As the Cathaoirleach rightly said, his decision to squat a house in Caledon, County Tyrone in 1968 was widely seen and historically recorded as the beginning of the...

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2021: Order for Second Stage (9 Nov 2021)

Paul Daly: I move: "That Second Stage be taken today."

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Nov 2021)

Paul Daly: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I thank him and his officials, as well as the Minister, Deputy McEntee, in her absence, for the swiftness with which the Bill has been brought to the Houses. As a person who lobbied on this issue for some time and was notified well in advance of the potential cliff edge many people were facing on 30 November, I warmly welcome the move being made...

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Nov 2021)

Paul Daly: Next Thursday.

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Nov 2021)

Paul Daly: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.

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

Paul Daly: I, too, welcome the Minister of State and I thank him for being here. I compliment my colleague, Senator Eugene Murphy, on the strenuous and hard work he put into bringing this Bill to this Stage. 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...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Nov 2021)

Paul Daly: I want to raise the policy of Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, of turning off or dimming lights at motorway junctions. This has been a policy for some time and it was brought to my attention again over the weekend. Only in recent days the lights have been turned off at the junction of the M4-M6 at Kinnegad, with which she will be familiar. The person to whom I spoke is very familiar...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Paul Daly: I will let Senator Boyhan in. He has to go to the Seanad.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Paul Daly: I welcome the Minister of State, Mr. Moloney and Mr. Leonard. I am delighted to get the opportunity to speak on a topic that is close to my heart and in which I have invested much time and done much work. I have a Farm Safety Agency Bill in the system in the Seanad. I thank the Minister of State for his engagement on that and I look forward to continuing our engagements on it. Who knows...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Paul Daly: I welcome Norma, Brian and Catherine. Like other speakers, in preparation for meetings I read through the submissions in order that I could prepare questions for the witnesses. However, following on from the submission given today, the questions I had intended to ask have been already answered. It was one of the best and most moving submissions I have ever heard at this committee. By...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Paul Daly: I am aware circumstances demanded differently but it is unfortunate we did not meet Embrace before we met the Minister of State today. I know it could not be helped.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Oct 2021)

Paul Daly: I join with Senator Gavan in lending my support to the Leader on the email we have been receiving. I stress the singular "email", although we may have been receiving multiple copies of it. Where would we be without the convenience of being able to copy and paste in the world we live in? I wish to raise an issue that has no doubt been raised here previously, regarding scam calls and text...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)

Paul Daly: To tease it out a little further, I get the strong impression from Mr. McHugh's response that he sees the CCPC's role as being reactive. There has to be an issue and then the CCPC will analyse it, forensically examine it and decide what action could be taken to reverse it. We are legislators and we are trying to be proactive. Can Mr. McHugh see where the difference in our opinions is,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)

Paul Daly: I thank the representatives of the CCPC for being here. Deputy Cahill and the previous speaker have covered many of the areas of interest for me with regard to the proposed amendment to legislation and the opinion of the CCPC. I will seek clarification on a few points, ask a few questions and make an observation. Would I be correct in saying that competition law and the CCPC's opinion are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)

Paul Daly: I welcome the witnesses from the VCI. If they will bear with me for a moment, I will quote from its code of professional conduct, prior to its amendment. It is very specific in saying "Any veterinary practice established in commercial premises must be wholly owned by a veterinary practitioner or group of veterinary practitioners who must be fully responsible for the conduct and practice and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)

Paul Daly: The council had a code of professional practice which was basically not worth the paper it was written on because it did not have the power to enforce it. However, the council did interpret the Act to mean that it was its role to enforce it by virtue of the fact that it was included in its code of professional practice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)

Paul Daly: That was the council's previous interpretation. It did understand that to be the case because it would not otherwise have had it in its code of professional practice. Am I safe in saying that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)

Paul Daly: The council then moved on and, for whatever reason, decided to change its interpretation. As far as I can see, it effectively deregulated the ownership of veterinary practice. Deputy Cahill is now trying to regulate it again. The council moved off the field. It actually usurped the function of the Oireachtas. It deregulated ownership because, based on its own code of practice, it was the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)

Paul Daly: Were there any corporate-owned veterinary practices prior to the amendment of the code of professional practice?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)

Paul Daly: Were we to be having this meeting before 2018, Ms Muldoon would not have been able to tell me then either, although the code-----