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Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Paul Daly: Can I take it the Senator is withdrawing the amendment with a view to reintroducing it at a later date?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Paul Daly: I welcome the Minister of State and his officials. I apologise for being late to the meeting. When I came in, the Minister of State was talking to Senator Lombard about the IFFPG mid-term review. One of my questions based on that concerns a letter we received from the Minister of State's colleague, the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, on 26 January. The letter stated that in the context of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: VAT Refunds to Unregistered Farmers: Revenue Commissioners (8 May 2024)

Paul Daly: I had to leave to go to vote. If I ask a question that has been asked already, I apologise. There may be repetition for that reason. If the witnesses have already covered my questions, they should let me know and I will look at the transcript tomorrow or whenever it is available. I want to follow on from Deputy Kerrane. I want clarification. Statistically, nothing might have changed,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: VAT Refunds to Unregistered Farmers: Revenue Commissioners (8 May 2024)

Paul Daly: I am sorry for interrupting, but just for the sake of clarity, is that risk appraisal Revenue's balance sheet? Is the Revenue looking at how much is coming in and how much is being paid out, and if it finds itself paying out more than is coming in, it does something about it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: VAT Refunds to Unregistered Farmers: Revenue Commissioners (8 May 2024)

Paul Daly: I did not get any answers at all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: VAT Refunds to Unregistered Farmers: Revenue Commissioners (8 May 2024)

Paul Daly: Revenue would have a lot to look at. I find it very frustrating to have to repeat myself. The Chair mentioned this in his opening statement. From last August or September, we all became inundated. If Mr. Egan were to give me a straight answer, I or the hypothetical farmer would have got the VAT on the milk tank back without any hassle for the second-hand shed in 2021. I, or any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: VAT Refunds to Unregistered Farmers: Revenue Commissioners (8 May 2024)

Paul Daly: ...have one more question, which has a one-line answer. There are meetings documented here. The witnesses said they have had two with the ICMSA and one with the IFA, and will have further meetings. At whose request were those meetings?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Strategy Implementation Plan: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 May 2024)

Paul Daly: I hope I am not next in line to Senator Lombard the day he decides he will not be brief. Nearly everything has been covered. I have a couple of hypothetical questions. I know the answer Mr. Gleeson will possibly give, which will be that it is a political decision. We all know and we all admit that at this stage we need solutions. It is not about how we got to where we are. We will not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Welfare Concerns and Compliance with Legislation: County and City Management Association (1 May 2024)

Paul Daly: ...giving evidence from within the parliamentary precincts are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they give to a committee. This means they have a full defence in any defamation action for anything said at a committee meeting. However, witnesses are expected not to abuse this privilege and may be directed to cease giving evidence on an issue at the Chair's direction....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

Paul Daly: I welcome the officials from the Department. I almost feel like saying I will break with tradition as we are on the one page this evening. Usually I come out combative. I accept the Department's report and I welcome the fact that it highlights and sees the issues that could pertain to Ireland as an island nation. Maintaining our access to the Common Market and being on a level playing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

Paul Daly: Yes, we all know why they are there. A captain of a ship or a driver of a lorry might look at a thermometer and decide he is good to go. However, if he has to look at the weather forecast before deciding whether he is good to go, it could turn out to be different six hours later. The meteorological services are very good at the minute and fairly accurate but they are not 100%.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

Paul Daly: I cannot argue with you on that. I agree with you on that. That is a problem, but there would still be more at the same time of the year now and they are going on the sustainable market. There must be-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

Paul Daly: But would you see the merits in at least having a contingency plan?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

Paul Daly: I appreciate that. I thank the witnesses for their presence this evening, their briefing notes and so on. I know this has a long way to go, but it is when things are at draft stage and in their infancy that, if we can influence them, it is time to act on them. I thank the witnesses again for being here this evening. The next meeting of the joint committee will be at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

Paul Daly: Kind of. I still have issues with the prediction of the temperature and it not happening or, as I said, it becoming hotter. Nine hours in continental Europe will bring drivers a long way and they will pass through different conditions. Look at what we get here every day. A driver could pass through many different weathers and temperatures in nine hours of solid driving on the Continent....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Apr 2024)

Paul Daly: Today, I raise an issue that I have raised previously. Almost every other colleague has raised it before too. It is the infamous issue of passports. We have got away from the pandemic and the backlog it caused. Everyone was given the benefit of the doubt in that situation. I have been contacted by a person who applied for a passport for a child. The application was signed and stamped at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harness Racing: Irish Harness Racing Association (17 Apr 2024)

Paul Daly: That is from the money point of view. From the sport point of view, that there are 330 races is good for a sport that does not have a home base, but it is nothing in comparison with the number of thoroughbred horse races. From that perspective, do Irish trainers and-or owners go to races internationally? If this sport took off, what would be the pool of, for want of a better word,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte CGA: Chairperson Designate (17 Apr 2024)

Paul Daly: I welcome Ms Jupp and congratulate her on her appointment. I wish her the best of luck going forward. On the basis of her opening statement, climate seems to be the buzzword, with the role Coillte has in driving our climate targets and ambitions. With that in mind, the entire forestry sector has been sold as the silver bullet for us to reach many of our targets. It is way off the mark....

Seanad: Agriculture: Statements (16 Apr 2024)

Paul Daly: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Chathaoirleach. I welcome the Minister. The topic of today's debate is statements on agriculture which is a very broad church. It is such a vast sector with so many integral sectors within it. The Minister's speech has highlighted that the key topic at the moment is the weather and the issues pertaining to the prolonged spell of wet weather we have had...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Grant Payments (20 Mar 2024)

Paul Daly: I welcome the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, to the House this afternoon. I appreciate that the senior Minister has taken time out of his busy schedule to deal with this Commencement matter which states that there needs to be a review of the grant reference costings from the Department when it comes to the allocation of TAMS grants, in particular as they relate to building projects. I raise...