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Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (4 Nov 2015)

Pat O'Neill: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (3 Nov 2015)

Pat O'Neill: I welcome Mr. Comer and his colleagues from the ICMSA. Many of the points I intended to raise have been made by colleagues. I am sitting here today as both a farmer and a politician, two professions in which one must be an optimist to survive. The farmer must hope the weather helps out and that he or she is able to make a profit at the end of the year. A politician must be hopeful of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (3 Nov 2015)

Pat O'Neill: I do not agree with Mr. Comer's statement that the processors are farmer controlled. They are not co-operatives. Glanbia, for example, is a public limited company.

Seanad: Marriage Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2015)

Pat O'Neill: The Senator should confine his remarks to the new section.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (21 Oct 2015)

Pat O'Neill: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Ann Phelan, to the House to take Committee Stage of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015. Amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, and 39 form a composite proposal and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (21 Oct 2015)

Pat O'Neill: I ask Senator Landy to please allow Senator Cullinane to continue.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (21 Oct 2015)

Pat O'Neill: Amendments Nos. 5 and 6 are related and may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (21 Oct 2015)

Pat O'Neill: Amendment No. 8 is in the name of Senator Barrett.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Racing Industry: Discussion (20 Oct 2015)

Pat O'Neill: I welcome the representatives from the Irish Greyhound Owners and Breeders Federation. Ms Frank referred to greyhound racing as a "hobby". I suppose that in times of recession, hobbies can be dropped. The fact that some treat greyhound racing as a hobby may be why there are fewer breeders and even fewer people participating in the sport. Can Ms Frank indicate how many owners are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Racing Industry: Discussion (20 Oct 2015)

Pat O'Neill: The question was not fully answered. On Mr. Ryan's metaphor of the branches of the tree, what branches does he mean?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Racing Industry: Discussion (20 Oct 2015)

Pat O'Neill: The trainer is paid-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Racing Industry: Discussion (20 Oct 2015)

Pat O'Neill: Yes, to bring the dog to the track. Is that not a personal agreement between an owner and a trainer? That is nothing to do with Bord na gCon, is it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Racing Industry: Discussion (20 Oct 2015)

Pat O'Neill: That is a personal agreement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Racing Industry: Discussion (20 Oct 2015)

Pat O'Neill: I want to clarify that it is a personal agreement.

Seanad: Budget 2016: Statements (13 Oct 2015)

Pat O'Neill: Does Senator Keane want me to tell her when four minutes are up?

Seanad: Budget 2016: Statements (13 Oct 2015)

Pat O'Neill: Senator Keane has 30 seconds remaining.

Seanad: Budget 2016: Statements (13 Oct 2015)

Pat O'Neill: Senator, will you conclude now, please?

Seanad: Budget 2016: Statements (13 Oct 2015)

Pat O'Neill: Senator, there are other speakers.

Seanad: Budget 2016: Statements (13 Oct 2015)

Pat O'Neill: Is that agreed? Agreed. I will tell you when your three minutes are up.

Seanad: Budget 2016: Statements (13 Oct 2015)

Pat O'Neill: Senator Healy Eames has three and a half minutes.