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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)

Paul Daly: There is no better example to use than that put forward by the Chairman. I breed suckler cows but I supply purebred bulls. I have not had TB in my herd in the past ten years. I farm very close to an esker, a big wildlife habitat with many badgers around so the risk is always there. By publishing that information, if I had a reactor next year which would be the first in ten years, I might...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)

Paul Daly: We want to eradicate the disease and there is no point helping the people Mr. Sheahan has quoted, who will be helping from the purchasing side but at the expense of putting those on the other side out of business. How do we arrive at a happy medium on that one?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)

Paul Daly: Rather than cover old ground, I would like to come in on the issue of the history being published. First, I have a couple of questions on the biological make-up of the animal and why, when there is TB in a herd, it is only one or two animals that are affected, following which a herd could be clear for five or six years only to be affected again. What is the biological make-up of the animal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)

Paul Daly: Mr. Breslin has said that sires that will breed a more resilient bloodline have been identified.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)

Paul Daly: Does the Department have the opposite information on bloodlines that are more susceptible to TB?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc 2017 Annual Report: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)

Paul Daly: Professor Boyle made no reference to farm safety. Will he elaborate on the percentage of his budget and expenditure that goes towards that area and what Teagasc's role within the whole farm safety set-up is? How does he think it should be implemented going forward to try to reduce the number of accidents and, indeed, the number of fatalities, which do not seem to be decreasing in any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Sector (4 Dec 2018)

Paul Daly: I thank the witnesses for the presentations. At this stage, all one can do about Brexit is talk about it unless one is in the House of Commons over the next seven days. We can talk about it until the cows come home. My questions follow the question from Senator Conway-Walsh who asked about State bodies. What contingency plans are being put in place by the individual companies the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Sector (4 Dec 2018)

Paul Daly: The association represents all drinks companies on the island. If there is a hard Brexit, what will be its role with Bushmills and Kilbeggan distilleries, for example?

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Paul Daly: I would welcome some clarification on these amendments. I beg to differ with Senator Ruane. The Government amendment proposes to delete line 26, whereas the Senator's amendment concerning veterinary practitioners is included in the text prior to that line. This amendment waters down my amendment, which was accepted on Committee Stage, providing that there would be representation from the...

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Paul Daly: May I respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Implications of Brexit for Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2018)

Paul Daly: I thank Mr. Brennan and Mr. Hamill for their comprehensive document. As we have all stated numerous times, we are discussing a moving target. One can only plan for the worst and hope for the best. Currency has often been mentioned. Currency, and how the markets read it, may be the key determinant of how Brexit works out for us, be that good, bad or indifferent. Anyone who supplies into...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Irish Sport Horse Industry: Discussion (20 Nov 2018)

Paul Daly: I welcome the witnesses. What is the corporate buy-in for all this? If the Irish Sport Horse Alliance had the money in the morning, is there potential for matching funding from the corporate side? Although it is not specifically a requirement of State funding, the industry will never get a handout unless it has some form of matching funding. Where does the Irish Sport Horse Alliance...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Irish Sport Horse Industry: Discussion (20 Nov 2018)

Paul Daly: In terms of the progression of young riders, I am intrigued to know how far down the chain the Irish Sport Horse Alliance goes, for example, to pony clubs. How much involvement or input into, and how much money would it invest in, the development of young riders who start on ponies and work their way up? A friend of mine whose daughter liked ponies told me once that a pony was just a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Irish Sport Horse Industry: Discussion (20 Nov 2018)

Paul Daly: Does the group have any relationship with the Irish Harness Racing Association or are the organisations under the one umbrella? We had the harness racing representatives before the committee. They were also looking for seed funding and it had a pretty similar presentation. Does that organisation come under the umbrella of Horse Sport Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Irish Sport Horse Industry: Discussion (20 Nov 2018)

Paul Daly: Sport Horse Alliance had some communication with them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Irish Sport Horse Industry: Discussion (20 Nov 2018)

Paul Daly: I am thinking on my feet here. Both groups have been here to give similar presentations and both have looked for seed funding so would the Sport Horse Alliance perhaps see the merits or potential in a joint venture? They are looking to buy a track.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Irish Sport Horse Industry: Discussion (20 Nov 2018)

Paul Daly: Could there be the potential for a state of the art jumping arena in the centre of the track if the groups were to put their heads together?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Irish Sport Horse Industry: Discussion (20 Nov 2018)

Paul Daly: I can appreciate that but they are still horses. We have talked already about the thoroughbred and the sport horses, and these are a third one.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Irish Sport Horse Industry: Discussion (20 Nov 2018)

Paul Daly: I appreciate that totally. At the outset, when the Sport Horse Alliance was giving its figures I thought the representatives were almost shooting themselves in the foot because if the sector is doing so well why does it need the money? The organisation is run well. I understand its need for additional funding. It is a credit to everybody involved that the figures mentioned have been...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2018)

Paul Daly: I would like to address an issue that has been brought to my attention by a number of different people involved in various projects around the country, namely, the fiasco that is An Bord Pleanála at the moment. The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government needs to address the issue. Staffing levels in An Bord Pleanála are 10% to 11% below what they were in 2008. The...