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Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with the Bar of Ireland (4 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I welcome the delegation and thank it for the information we have received and the presentation today. Based on what the witnesses said, we are looking at opportunities and it is a breath of fresh air to hear an inkling of positivity in this. They highlighted potential opportunities based mainly on companies now based in London moving over here. How much extra business may be available...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I ask the Leader to ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to take control of the situation and for us all, irrespective of our political allegiance, to leave the political point scoring on the Garda Síochána and the Garda Commissioner outside the door. Many people, all over the country and particularly in rural areas, are the victims of our shenanigans. They are the elderly,...

Seanad: Declaration of Independence Day Bill 2017: First Stage (10 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I second the proposal.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Representatives of the Transport Sector (11 May 2017)

Paul Daly: What contingency plans have been put in place for public transport services which must go through the North, such as the Dublin-Donegal bus service? Every guest speaker has said we must hope for the best but prepare for the worst. I am assuming the worst-case scenario of a hard Border in this regard. Mr. Sean Kennedy referred to landing slots. What about actual air space? In a...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Mr. Eamon Gilmore (11 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I also want to welcome Mr. Gilmore here today and thank him for his comprehensive report. I have a couple of brief questions. I would like to hear a little bit more of Mr. Gilmore's thinking behind the idea of a referendum. While not opposing it, just to play devil's advocate, there is an agreement so what would happen if we said we had to have a referendum here? Once the election was...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I note the disappointment of Senator Conway-Walsh at our voting against an amendment to the Order of Business last Tuesday. I put on record that we voted against an amendment to the Order of Business, contrary to Sinn Féin press releases, etc., stating that we voted against motion. We, in fact, agreed with the main principles of the motion, but we will-----

Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2017)

Paul Daly: -----not be brought into knee-jerk reaction without discussing; it was to be accepted without discussion. While we agree with the main principles of the motion, the wording, as stated, is too narrow.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2017)

Paul Daly: As the Senator rightly said at the outset, I was at a meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine where I felt duty bound to be, and I expected all the agriculture representatives of the parties would have been, when this kind of political, cynical stroke was pulled last Tuesday evening. We agree in principle with the motion, but we feel that the wording as...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I have just made it clear how we are following our policies.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2017)

Paul Daly: Honesty does not help.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2017)

Paul Daly: Sinn Féin started the ball rolling.

Seanad: Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016: Second Stage (17 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I welcome the Minister to the House and thank her for a very comprehensive report on this Bill in its current state. The Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill will give adopted persons, birth parents and relatives a legal right to an information and tracing service. The proposed legislation provides for structured and regulated access to information and tracing services for those affected...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Ulster Farmers Union (18 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I welcome the two representatives and I thank them for their comprehensive report. I wish to tease out a little more information to get to the kernel of the issue and for report purposes. I am on the record as saying - I do so on a weekly basis with the different groups who appear before us - that we are all hoping for the best but we must think and plan for the worst case scenario. With...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Ulster Farmers Union (18 May 2017)

Paul Daly: Yes, on trade, like the farmers straddling the Border.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Teagasc (18 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I welcome our two guests this morning and thank them for their comprehensive presentation. As is well known at this stage in the Brexit discussion, the only certainty is the uncertainty. Several other witnesses and external commentators have touted the idea of Northern Ireland getting special status. In that hypothetical scenario of an all-Ireland agricultural model, we would think we...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Representatives of the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association and Alliance of Racing and Breeding (18 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I thank the Chairman. I welcome Ms. Headon and Mr. O'Dwyer and thank them for the comprehensive and frightening reports they have given us. I say that as someone who has a keen interest in and love for this industry. From a racing and horse breeding perspective, getting out this message is one of the biggest concerns because it is seen as a sport among the general public. When one...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Representatives of the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association and Alliance of Racing and Breeding (18 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I am a member of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, which has published a report on Brexit. It was remiss of us that the equine sector was given little or no mention in the report. For that reason, it is very important for it to be included in this committee's report. I would make a statement, rather than asking a question, in response to what Mr. O'Dwyer said about...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Macra na Feirme and the Irish Farmers Association (18 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I welcome both delegations and thank them most sincerely for their presentations. At this stage, almost a year down the line, we are all fairly well aware of the facts, figures and perceived consequences. Unfortunately, solutions are not that easily achieved from the point of view that, as we are all aware, we will be one of 27 when this negotiation gets down to the nitty gritty. Both...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Macra na Feirme and the Irish Farmers Association (18 May 2017)

Paul Daly: It would not happen here.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Food Drink Ireland and Meat Industry Ireland (18 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I welcome both gentlemen and again thank them for their comprehensive submissions on Brexit. We have been here since 10 a.m. I was nearly said "depressing submissions" because the submissions do not get any better as we move from one to another. That is the harsh reality. There are so many unknowns and it seems to be all doom and gloom. It is starting to become depressing at this...