Results 1-17 of 17 for drugs speaker:Paul Daly

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Paul Daly: Going back to the last time and the discussion about blood, urine and hair, my recollection of our previous engagement is that hair is the best sample in that it will even tell you if there were drugs, historically, that would not show in blood or urine. It is similar with human beings. If you watch crime dramas in America, a hair sample can show how long somebody is clean. I believe it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Paul Daly: ...welcome the representatives from Teagasc. I will first start with the veterinary medicines side focusing specifically on antiparasitic resistance, that is, where the parasite has resistance to the drug. In its opening statement, Teagasc states that these pathogens are estimated to cost €240 million annually. Is that figure based on a loss from resistant pathogens or pathogens in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hemp Industry: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Paul Daly: ...bodies in and it seems to me that the kernel of the debate and the issues we will have if this is to have any kind of feasible future is the fact that the plant is covered by the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017. I hope the witnesses will correct me if I am wrong because, as I have said, I do not even know the make-up of the plant but it has high levels of protein and the seed oil has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hemp Industry: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Paul Daly: ...and viable crop that yields a return, he or she is going to have to be able to sell, process and utilise the entire crop to maximise his or her income. As long as it falls under the misuse of drugs regulations, the Department will not be able to influence or change matters in that regard. How are we going to square that circle to make this crop a feasible and viable possibility for farmers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hemp Industry: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Paul Daly: ...output from the crop grown from that seed because the HPRA will not license anything with any trace in it at all. The point I am trying to get is that, as long is this falls under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017, the agricultural potential is limited.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Nov 2021)

Paul Daly: ...a matter, and unfortunately it is on the back of the well-documented raid in Monasterevin a couple of weeks ago. When IHRB came before us, it explained how it was going to get on top of the perceived or reported drug issues. Its staff had been granted the status of authorised officers which meant that they could enter premises, both licensed and unlicensed, with horses in or out of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)

Paul Daly: ...areas which the CCPC has been approached to deal with. How, if the status quoremains, will the CCPC help to avoid that? If it happens, how will it deal with it? In a similar vein, what if animal drug manufacturers are among the corporates that come in and buy up a number of veterinary practices, amalgamate them and give a directive to their vets, who are supposed to be independent, that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Paul Daly: ...driven, and that involves cherry-picking the low-hanging fruit, that is, the small animal. We hear stories about such corporates having side businesses in pet insurance and the commercial sale of drugs and so on. As Deputy Carthy mentioned, the veterinary medications issue is also before us. Deputy Cahill stated that departmental officials will be before us on that next week. A perfect...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alleged Issues in the Horse Racing Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jul 2021)

Paul Daly: ...discovered that within our system? For how long could it have been going on? For how long could it have been prevalent? If the horse had not gone to France and if the French had not detected the drugs, for how long could it have been an issue here? How far behind the curve are we? I presume the Department has a regulatory role for feed contact. Maybe it is a different section of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alleged Issues in the Horse Racing Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Paul Daly: ...do we need to do to prove the position to the people and restore confidence in those involved in this business? I would like to hear from trainers on a question I have. There are many legal medicines and drugs for horses that are injured or sick. The witnesses are probably using them on a daily basis and have vets in their yards. I would like to hear briefly from the witnesses about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alleged Issues in the Horse Racing Industry: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Paul Daly: ...Irish and UK racing. Is his brief to test or look for the same substances in both jurisdictions or do we have a different test? In addition, perhaps he would enlighten us a little more about how the drug developers seem to be able to stay ahead of the testing. How quickly and adequately are the powers on the other side of the fence developing new drugs for which, perhaps, we are not even...

Seanad: Illegal Drugs: Motion (13 Nov 2019)

Paul Daly: ...being flippant or smart, when I speak of rural I am referring to very remote areas. If somebody passes my house, he or she either lives further up the road or is lost. We did not have this drug use issue but we have it now. This became a problem in the cities and urban areas some 40 years ago. It is now coming to the most rural areas. We are still talking about potential solutions to...

Seanad: Versatis Medicated Plasters: Statements (21 Feb 2018)

Paul Daly: .... If waiting lists and waiting times were addressed, it might save the money we seem to be worried about. However, we now have a situation where these patches have been withdrawn from the drug payment scheme and where there is a change in what they can be prescribed for. When a huge cohort of people are highlighting something on "Liveline" and in many other fora and are contacting...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with British Medical Association and Irish Medical Organisation (8 Jun 2017)

Paul Daly: ...by that. Did they give reasons as to why they indicated that? I will elaborate on the Chairman's question on the problems these organisations foresee with regard to regulation, in particular, drug regulation, drug standards and new drugs perhaps being accepted in a new UK and not here. Irrespective of the cross-Border issues they mentioned, what issues may arise in that regard? In the...

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

Paul Daly: ...? How proficient or efficient does Dr. May believe legislators are in providing her with the legislation she requires if and when such situations arise? Is there a protocol when new stimulants or drugs are identified? Related to this, are the lines of communication to all sectors efficient enough, and to greyhound racing in particular as this is the sector we are discussing, with regard...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products Availability (7 Jul 2016)

Paul Daly: ...in question, Charlotte Connolly from Mullingar, has been diagnosed with a rare blood disorder known as Degos.She is the only person in Ireland who has been diagnosed with the disease. There is a drug available, Soliris, which is produced by Alexion Pharma and which has been used in similar cases in America with a high degree of success. The Connolly family requests that she be gain...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products Availability (7 Jul 2016)

Paul Daly: ...life, but this is a copy-and-paste answer. I respectfully request the Minister to commit to meeting the Connolly family in person and explore avenues, be it the introduction of a compassionate drugs access scheme or otherwise. The family needs real, not copy-and-paste, answers. It is a family life that is on the line. I am emotional in addressing the issue. As a county councillor, I...