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Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (23 May 2024)

Paul Daly: I wish to give a very special welcome to Kathryn Boockvar, former Secretary of State for Pennsylvania, who is in our Distinguished Visitors' Gallery along with some officials from the US and UK embassies. They are very welcome.

Seanad: Protection of Private Residencies (Against Targeted Picketing) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

Paul Daly: Before we conclude, would the Minister of State like to say a few words? I ask him to be as brief as he can.

Seanad: Protection of Private Residencies (Against Targeted Picketing) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

Paul Daly: Yes. That is okay.

Seanad: Protection of Private Residencies (Against Targeted Picketing) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

Paul Daly: I thank the Minister of State for that contribution. While it is somewhat unprecedented, several Senators wish to contribute as well. I call Senator Higgins and I ask her to be very brief.

Seanad: Protection of Private Residencies (Against Targeted Picketing) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

Paul Daly: I ask the Senator to address the matter at hand. I am not going back to Second Stage speeches. I just gave the Senator the opportunity to say a few words.

Seanad: Protection of Private Residencies (Against Targeted Picketing) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

Paul Daly: I thank Senator Higgins. I call Senator Carrigy.

Seanad: Protection of Private Residencies (Against Targeted Picketing) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

Paul Daly: When is it proposed to take Report Stage?

Seanad: Protection of Private Residencies (Against Targeted Picketing) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

Paul Daly: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Protection of Private Residencies (Against Targeted Picketing) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

Paul Daly: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Protection of Private Residencies (Against Targeted Picketing) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

Paul Daly: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2024)

Paul Daly: I thank the representatives of the Department for appearing this evening. There is not a whole lot to ask. They have everything in here, and it is what it is. We are not going to change it now. On the GAEC 8 changes, I will be 60 shortly. CAP has been around a long time and I have been listening to talk about simplifying CAP for as long as I remember or understood or knew what it was. It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2024)

Paul Daly: Is that they do not need to meet the 4% requirement anymore?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2024)

Paul Daly: This would have been an issue for large arable farmers who did not have hedgerows prior to this change.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2024)

Paul Daly: I have one final question. If the change is welcome in the context of simplifying things for farmers from the Department's perspective, for the farmers themselves, this change is coming mid-stream. I am not being critical when I say this but just stating a fact. Payments were late and the answer given was that this happened because of the Department's computer system and technology and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2024)

Paul Daly: I thank the witnesses and warmly welcome them. In contrast to the remarks of my good friend and colleague on slowing this down in any way, I would suggest the opposite. It was at my invitation that we had the group in here over a year ago to discuss this matter. What came from that and the evidence given by those people, including Teagasc, was the need for what we are discussing. Even...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2024)

Paul Daly: It falls into category 1.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2024)

Paul Daly: Under the proposal, will those falling into category 2 still be subject to the GMO legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2024)

Paul Daly: In conclusion, category 1 plants will be outside the GMO legislation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2024)

Paul Daly: Category 2 plants will still be inside the GMO legislation but the GMO legislation is also going to change as part of this process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2024)

Paul Daly: As proposals stand at the moment, we are where we are with the European Parliament resolving a lot of it. From an Irish perspective, are the witnesses happy? Is Teagasc happy? Would it welcome what is being proposed at the minute?