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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Paul Daly: Lord Deben is very welcome. Simply speaking, when people build their houses, in Ireland or anywhere, much thought and effort has to be put into those homes and people are happy with the outcome until they live in those houses for a while. If there was then a second change, they would do many things differently. From his experience, and because Ireland is a phase behind the UK, if Lord...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Beef Sector: Discussion with Irish Farmers Association (18 Dec 2018)

Paul Daly: Everything has nearly been covered and nothing new will come up in this debate. Everybody knows the situation of the sector and of agriculture in general. I am a suckler farmer and the proceedings here have done nothing to lift my spirits. We are all solution driven but where are we going to get the solution? The report is excellent in highlighting the difficulties with the sector....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)

Paul Daly: When I read through the presentation, the two terms that came out for me were "coherence" and "political leadership". In a broader context, Professor Ó Gallachóir said in his presentation that the MaREI Centre has introduced some successful policy measures. If he had to pick one area to advance to get the policies behind the MaREI Centre, which on has been the most progressive and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)

Paul Daly: I am not saying we should wait. We have to keep doing what we are doing and perhaps a bit more on a target we can afford.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)

Paul Daly: I am cognisant of the time constraints. I have a number of questions on the report. My colleague, Deputy Deering alluded to the cattle numbers. Since we started on this committee, everybody has been trying to predict the future and to say what we should be doing, and we are all trying to look forward, which is nigh on impossible. What can we learn from looking back at what we have done?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)

Paul Daly: I kept to my time limit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)

Paul Daly: With the Acting Chairman's permission, I will limit my question but I would like a response from each individual rather than put specific questions to each group.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)

Paul Daly: I have some short questions which I would like each group to answer. The farmers of Ireland are the custodians of the environment. That is our starting point. The people present at this meeting represent them. This is a major issue, no matter where one goes, in every sector of society. What kinds of ideas are coming from the meetings? Are the farmers - I am one, so I cannot be...

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...