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Seanad: Farm Safety Agency Bill 2018: First Stage (24 Oct 2018)

Paul Daly: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for the establishment of a body to be known as an Ghníomhaireacht um Shábháilteacht Feirmeor in the English language as the Farm Safety Agency; to define its functions and its role within the Health and Safety Authority and for those purposes to amend the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005; and...

Seanad: Farm Safety Agency Bill 2018: First Stage (24 Oct 2018)

Paul Daly: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Agriculture: Statements (24 Oct 2018)

Paul Daly: I thank the Minister for his statement and I too welcome the members of the Ulster Farmers Union who are here today. Fianna Fáil is committed to protecting and developing agriculture for the 140,000 farming families in Ireland. We believe in the family farm model as the main driver of the rural economy and custodian of the Irish countryside that places environmentally and socially...

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2018)

Paul Daly: I am speaking to my amendment in conjunction with Senator Ruane. It was probably remiss of me not to include the term "veterinary practitioner" in my amendment. Where I am coming from on this is that it is well-known in the House that my background is more in horse racing than the greyhound business. I have based the amendment on the model of Horse Racing Ireland, HRI. There are...

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2018)

Paul Daly: In response to the Minister of State's deliberation, we can use language in any way we so desire. To portray an image of stakeholders within the industry on a board as having vested interests can sound whatever way the speaker from the Government side wants it to be heard. Who else is appropriate to be on a board other than people who have an interest in the workings of that board? My...

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2018)

Paul Daly: I have the utmost respect for Senator Butler's involvement in the industry all his life and the major contribution he has made. However, if he reads amendment No. 4, he will see that it states "one shall be nominated for appointment thereto by such persons as the Minister considers to be representative of authorised independent greyhound tracks". I have pre-empted this because the Minister...

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2018)

Paul Daly: I move amendment No. 4:In page 12, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following:“(2) Of the ordinary members of the Board:(a) one shall be nominated for appointment thereto by such persons as the Minister considers to be representative of authorised independent greyhound tracks; (b) one shall be nominated for appointment thereto by such persons as the Minister considers to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2018)

Paul Daly: I will not need ten minutes. I will be as brief as possible. Most of the conversation has been about working with existing companies and trying to improve their efficiencies. How far outside the factory gate do our guests' organisations go? Does they have an input in that regard? I am talking here in terms of the national development plan or the national planning framework. One can...

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Second Stage (17 Oct 2018)

Paul Daly: I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for a very comprehensive and detailed explanation of the Bill. It was really appreciated. I do not intend to go through the Bill in such detail step by step today. That would be more appropriate to further Stages. Fianna Fáil supports the Bill and its passage to the next Stage. The Bill, as the Minister of State said, seeks to improve...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directive on Unfair Trading Practices: Discussion (16 Oct 2018)

Paul Daly: I welcome the witnesses. Some of the points I was going to raise have just been covered. I would like some elaboration on the proposal in the presentation on a sectoral regulator. What is being proposed there? How does Ms Goggin see it working? If there was a sectoral regulator, what would its relationship be with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission? Would it be under its...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2018)

Paul Daly: I would also like to address the housing crisis but from a different angle to some of the previous speakers and a different angle to that from which the debate has been concentrated recently. It is important that the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government comes to this House to address how difficult it has recently become to get one-off planning permission in rural Ireland....

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2018)

Paul Daly: Why has it become more difficult across the board?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Paul Daly: I apologise for not being here for all of the meeting. There were lot of votes in the Seanad at the beginning of the meeting. I caught up with the submissions as the meeting went on. Most of the questions I had in mind have been covered but I have two technical questions for the ESB. Its representatives said it pays 10 cent per unit for the surplus produced by solar panels but it cannot...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Paul Daly: How does it get into their residences without going through their meters?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Paul Daly: Where can I see that on my bill if people are feeding into this at this stage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Paul Daly: I said it was a short question but I did not say it would be a simple answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Paul Daly: The witnesses can see what I mean when I say how important it would be to bring the public with us on this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Paul Daly: The public needs to see the ESB fleet go electric.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Sep 2018)

Paul Daly: I raise an issue which was brought to my attention regarding low-charge and flat-rate telephone calls, in particular involving numbers with the prefix 076 and 1890. In particular, I highlight the use of those numbers by public bodies and public services. Unfortunately, many of our public bodies' websites include only these numbers for customers to call. The fictitious belief is that they...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Sep 2018)

Paul Daly: Was the Leader trying to contact the Taoiseach's office?