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Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Paul Daly: Further to the Senator's request, as Acting Chair, I wish to put on record that amendment No. 3 in his name would create a new definition of "maternity hospital" in the Bill, which has the potential to expand the scope of eligibility for payment under the scheme. Amendments Nos. 11, 19, 21, 23, 25, 29 to 32, inclusive, and 59 to 70, inclusive, are consequential on that amendment. They must...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Paul Daly: Amendment Nos. 76 to 79, inclusive, are out of order as they are a potential charge on the Exchequer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2023)

Paul Daly: I welcome the witnesses. Other groups appeared before us two weeks ago. Thankfully, this is a fait accomplito some extent and is going to happen. I wish to ask the witnesses what they believe the best outcome would be. There was a great deal of discussion at our previous meeting about the qualifications for University College Dublin, UCD. I would like the witnesses to discuss those. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2023)

Paul Daly: Then he will not be of any use to either of us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2023)

Paul Daly: As there are no further contributors, we will suspend until the Deputies return from the Chamber.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paul Daly: The Deputies have to leave to attend a vote. Perhaps the witnesses will comment on the Cathaoirleach's points on his return. He would like to hear their responses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paul Daly: I will not need ten minutes, because I think we are all on the same page here today. My line of questioning follows on from the witnesses' comments at the start, and from the points raised by Senator Boyhan. I ask the following question with the greatest of respect, and I am on the witnesses' side, but in phrasing the question it might come across as otherwise. It is a devil's advocate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paul Daly: So it is every man or woman for themselves?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paul Daly: So the farm partnerships have not grouped together and do not have a representative body or an association?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paul Daly: I know that Mr. Anhold is here representing Ms Corcoran and Mr. King. Have many more people contacted him about the issue? When you have a problem, especially with a State body, and word gets out about it, other people seem to gravitate towards you, knowing that there is strength in numbers. Does Mr. Anhold know of many more people, who have contracts with Coillte or similar partnerships...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paul Daly: I am not saying Mr. Anhold said that. I said I would call that a breach of contract.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paul Daly: I did not say that Mr. Anhold said there was a breach of contract. I said that in my opinion, from what Mr. Anhold has told us, there is a contract that is not being honoured by one side.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paul Daly: To me, that is a breach of contract. If I had a contract with somebody and I was in breach of it, they would find a way, through the legal profession, of making sure I engaged with them. Why is that not an option if there is what I would consider to be a breach of contract, and has been? Ms Corcoran has said that she is owed money and she has not received it. The contract stipulates that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paul Daly: There are other avenues to pursue. I am not saying the witnesses should pursue them, and perhaps it is not the right direction to go in. The question that I asked was why the witnesses are here if there are other avenues to pursue for something that looks so black-and-white, from the witnesses' perspective.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paul Daly: In that vein, what attempts or avenues have been taken to try to get this communication? What requests have been made? How many have been made? How often and through what channels have requests been made for communication from Coillte?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paul Daly: How frequently and for how long has she been making those requests? Does she have any records of how often she has been making requests?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paul Daly: Does Ms Corcoran have a paper trail of her requests for communication? Does she have proof and evidence that she has not been getting the response desired?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paul Daly: As Senator Boyhan and the Chair said, we want to get as much information as we can because we will pursue this matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paul Daly: Is Mr. Anhold aware of any others outside the group he is representing that may have issues?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Paul Daly: That is far from you.