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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)

Paul Daly: I welcome our guests. Like Senator Boyhan, I condole with them on their plight. I see the pure ridiculousness and stupidity of it. I know hauliers who are hauling peat from Drogheda down to the south of the country. We have this climate change and climate action debate in these Houses on a regular basis. The one key message is the bringing of people with us and having buy-in from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Task Force: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)

Paul Daly: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their submission. I wish to ask about Mr. Dowling's interaction with Deputy Michael Collins regarding fifth quarter offal. He referenced a Grant Thornton report that was based on the cost per kill. The task force's submission reads: "the value of beef animals for slaughter averaged over 2018 and 2019, and exclusive of VAT, was €2.2...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Task Force: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)

Paul Daly: I am agreeing with Mr. Dowling that the 10% is not excluded. That means only 90% of the €2.2 billion in beef was exported for €2.7 billion, which gives a mark-up of 50%.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Task Force: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)

Paul Daly: Does Mr. Dowling not think it is something the Beef Taskforce should have been pursuing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Task Force: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)

Paul Daly: I will give Mr. Dowling the opportunity to forward me clarification on it. It specifically states the value of sales of beef “from Ireland”, which does not allow for the 10% of our beef that we consume domestically. Mr. Dowling can have a look at it and he might come back to me with clarification.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Task Force: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)

Paul Daly: In my view, it is glaring that a report would come back with what I clearly see as something having a 50% mark-up post the primary producer. That was the essence of what the Beef Taskforce was set up for. I will give Mr. Dowling the opportunity to come back to me when he has a closer look at the figures. Another issue that came up, and Mr. Dowling responded to Deputy Fitzmaurice on this,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Task Force: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)

Paul Daly: However, that is only 67% of the countries and 33% of the countries will, as a bottom line, accept product older than 30 months.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Task Force: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)

Paul Daly: The Department did not pursue that. If post 30-month beef is going in there, is it being sold at premium price or at a similar reduction to what the farmer who provided it has taken?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Task Force: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)

Paul Daly: Okay. In conclusion, will Mr. Dowling elaborate on what contact and dealings the Beef Taskforce has had with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission? There was a lot of talk at the time of the protests before the agreement in 2019, and when we met them on the pickets, many farmers mentioned monopolies and cartels. The Beef Taskforce had contact with the Competition and Consumer...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Task Force: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)

Paul Daly: To confirm, it needs to be brushed up on in the context of the report because it specifically states the value of sales of beef from Ireland.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2021)

Paul Daly: I am speaking to amendment No. 92, which I propose. I will have very little to say in regard to the amendment as my colleague, Senator Lombard, has covered it. The two amendments are very much related but complement each other. The inclusion of amendment No. 92 with the amendment spoken about previously, amendment No. 1, will strengthen the climate action Bill for all the reasons that have...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2021)

Paul Daly: I will be brief because I am aware of the number of amendments and the length of the debate so far. The just transition is the cornerstone of everything we have to achieve to meet the targets we have set. It is something of a buzzword. As Senator Boyhan said, we need actions as well as words. I do not believe any of the amendments will change anything I intend to say. Change is needed but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (29 Jun 2021)

Paul Daly: The Chairman mentioned that a piece of the front loader had gone through and caused damage. I take it they are taking in the plastic in the condition it leaves the farmyard and that it does not have to be trammelled and so on before it gets to them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (29 Jun 2021)

Paul Daly: I understand it would have to baled, but does it have to be trammelled and so on?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Paul Daly: Deputy Fitzmaurice has covered many of the burning issues but I have a few more questions. Mr. Dunne said in his exchange with the Deputy that since our previous meeting, unfortunately, Walker Recycling Services has gone into liquidation. However, that would not have affected the IFFPG in any way because, at the time of that meeting, it had ceased its contract with the company. Is that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Paul Daly: Is Mr. Moloney saying that the IFFPG had a contract with the company until such time as it went into liquidation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Paul Daly: It was not terminated before our previous meeting on 18 May?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Paul Daly: I want to go back to the points Deputy Fitzmaurice raised about the figures and the €210 per tonne levy. Notwithstanding that the IFFPG is obliged to collect only 70% of plastic, is it the case that it collected 80% last year? Doing the sums on that, the organisation was, in reality, receiving a levy of closer to €300 per tonne, based on the tonnages it is collecting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Paul Daly: For clarification, the IFFPG receives €160 per tonne for 100% of the plastic that is supplied into the Irish market in any given baling season.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Paul Daly: The IFFPG is obliged to collect only 70% of said plastic. Last year, it collected 80% but it was only obliged contractually by the Department to collect 70%.