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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I thank Dr. May for her report. As Senator Mac Lochlainn said, the issues I wish to raise have been covered in the course of the meeting. How proficient or efficient as a body is Sport Ireland, or are we, as a society, staying ahead of the posse? The point is often made that the science brains of the world are on the other side of the fence in this regard, continually trying to stay ahead...

Seanad: Areas of Natural Constraint: Statements (24 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I welcome the Minister to the House. I thank him for the promptness with which he arrived here to discuss this important issue on the back of some shenanigans we had here over recent weeks given the proposals to amend the Order of Business to take a motion on this. At all times in opposing the amendment to the Order of Business, we have requested that the Minister come to the House. There...

Seanad: Areas of Natural Constraint: Statements (24 May 2017)

Paul Daly: Land drainage, especially in my area and in many parts near that area, is a continuous activity. If one did it this year and brought in an inspector next year, the inspector would say one has a lovely field, but if one were to bring the inspector back in two years, rushes would be growing back and the work would need to be done again. I would be fearful of this fine-tuning element where...

Seanad: Areas of Natural Constraint: Statements (24 May 2017)

Paul Daly: Coming from rich farmland.

Seanad: Areas of Natural Constraint: Statements (24 May 2017)

Paul Daly: They are all no doubt rich farmers' sons and daughters.

Seanad: Areas of Natural Constraint: Statements (24 May 2017)

Paul Daly: There is not a farmer in the country who is not hard-working.

Seanad: Areas of Natural Constraint: Statements (24 May 2017)

Paul Daly: Do not forget Donegal.

Seanad: Areas of Natural Constraint: Statements (24 May 2017)

Paul Daly: Are we discussing the issue or are we discussing Fianna Fáil?

Seanad: Areas of Natural Constraint: Statements (24 May 2017)

Paul Daly: This is the first time we have been offered such an opportunity.

Seanad: Areas of Natural Constraint: Statements (24 May 2017)

Paul Daly: Low-lying land is what we are talking about. It is not all mountain land. That is the point I am making.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Border Communities Against Brexit (25 May 2017)

Paul Daly: Sometimes decency does not pay because I let Senator Mark Daly go before me and he took my question. I am glad that the Acting Chairman let me in here, because I want to tease out the question of special status some more. I agree wholeheartedly with everything my colleague Senator McDowell said. Agriculture is my brief and I would like to get the opinions of the two agricultural...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Dr. Duncan Morrow (25 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I just want to have Dr. Morrow's opinion and there are no right or wrong answers here, which is the safety net for us all when it comes to making comment. How high up are the topics of the Good Friday Agreement, Northern Ireland and the old Irish scenario in Theresa May's English priority list for this situation? It is as if they are making things up as they go along. The Brexit referendum...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Professor Christopher McCrudden (25 May 2017)

Paul Daly: My colleagues will have heard these questions before, but I put them now in terms of Professor McCrudden's presentation and in order to tease the model out from the perspective of agriculture. Professor McCrudden seems to angle towards the east-west model. I will stick with agriculture specifically. If the EU agrees that as part of negotiations Northern Ireland or the island of Ireland...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2016: Second Stage (30 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I welcome the Tánaiste to the House and thank her for her synopsis of the Bill. Fianna Fáil welcomes and will be supporting this Bill aiming to strengthen the bail laws because we believe that the existing bail laws are far too lax. There have been many serious crimes committed by people on bail. The figures are frightening and startling, when one goes through a brief synopsis of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Paul Daly: Given that Bord na gCon is in favour of using microchips to facilitate lifelong tracking of greyhounds, does the organisation intend to introduce microchipping to enhance the welfare of dogs and improve the perception of the industry? If traceability were introduced, what sanction would Bord na gCon envisage or wish to be taken against owners, trainers or breeders whose dogs appear to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Anti-Doping Strategy of the Irish Thoroughbred Industry: Discussion (30 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I welcome Dr. Hillyer here this evening. I will start on a positive note. By virtue of the fact that she has been invited here to give her presentation and to give us an opportunity to question her as part of our pre-legislative scrutiny on the greyhound industry Bill augurs well for the horse racing industry, which has been identified as having expertise in the area, in the past decade in...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Paul Daly: I concur with the remarks of Senator O'Mahony about the Irish Athletic Boxing Association. For many years and in previous Olympics the performance and achievements of our boxing team were the envy of many other sports. Boxers were the standard bearers of Irish sport. It is 100% proof of bad corporate governance to hear yesterday on the radio and read today in the newspapers where they are...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on Energy Matters (1 Jun 2017)

Paul Daly: I have a couple of broad observations and questions. We are here to try to come up with a report that pinpoints the solutions to potential problems or perceivable problems. We cannot even pinpoint the problems, never mind the solutions. We need to tease out every last detail. While we have a unique status because of our geography and our historical links with the UK, at the end of the day...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with European Movement Ireland (1 Jun 2017)

Paul Daly: I thank Ms O'Connell for her presentation. I want to concentrate on the issue raised towards the end of her presentation, namely, our relationship with the UK within the EU. From the time of our initial involvement, we had a very strong negotiating partner in the UK and we were seen very much as allies within the whole set-up. With the UK gone from the EU post Brexit, we will be unique in...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on Relations between the State and Northern Ireland (1 Jun 2017)

Paul Daly: I thank Dr. Murphy for her very broad and eye-opening analysis. As Senator Joe O'Reilly said, we have been here for a long time. I will not say all but practically all of the previous contributions were from an economic angle. It is great to get Dr. Murphy's insight into the social, cultural and personal aspects. She has definitely showed that she has an in-depth understanding of and feel...