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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)

Paul Daly: Like others this morning, I welcome the announcement of the €79.5 million towards the crop affected by ash dieback and the growers who have been affected big-time on this. It is an issue I have raised previously. I warmly welcome today's announcement which will go some way to compensate those people and help them to get a crop reinstated. As everyone will be aware, nothing could...

Seanad: Flooding on Lough Funshinagh: Statements (30 Apr 2024)

Paul Daly: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, to the Chamber.

Seanad: Flooding on Lough Funshinagh: Statements (30 Apr 2024)

Paul Daly: Senator Murphy is sharing time with Senator Chambers. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Flooding on Lough Funshinagh: Statements (30 Apr 2024)

Paul Daly: As there are no further contributors indicating, I invite the Minister of State to reply.

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

Paul Daly: I cannot handle it all on my own.

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: I am sorry for interrupting Ms Meaney but I am looking for clarification. When she says progress on this, does she mean progress with regard to the negotiations on it?

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

Paul Daly: She does not mean progress with respect to the enactment of it?

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

Paul Daly: The Chair's points are valid. Going back to my 100 km point, it does not matter what sex the calf is - you cannot go from Thurles to Kilbeggan.

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

Paul Daly: Ms Meaney can see the point I am making about the number of kilometres.

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

Paul Daly: There were a couple of other points. With regard to the temperature, it was said that it was going to be based on meteorological predictions. I do not see the logic there because with the greatest of respect to our meteorological friends, they do not always get it right. You could have a situation where you have a lorry or a ship that will not travel on a day because it is predicted that a...

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: Yes, but it specifically said milk replacer somewhere that I read.

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

Paul Daly: I know, but without going over the Chair's explanation, which I thought was very good, what scientific evidence is there to prove what the Chair said is wrong? I think he is right, although I am no scientist.

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

Paul Daly: It is another area on which I will be highlighting the need for further discussion before this is over the line.

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

Paul Daly: I call Deputy Healy-Rae.

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

Paul Daly: Before we conclude, I have two more questions myself. I thought I would not get them by the Chairman, but now I have overcome that problem - I am only joking. To go back to the very start, what is an animal welfare officer? What qualification does an animal welfare officer have? Is it like in your day-to-day work where you appoint and get training for a health and safety officer? Can...

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

Paul Daly: Could a lorry driver be an animal welfare officer?

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

Paul Daly: That has not been verified or-----

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

Paul Daly: Finally, Ms Meaney, you brought up the good work being done to try to promote the whole calf and beef sector. For the purpose of conversation, worst-case scenario, if what some of us have predicted this evening were to happen on the back of this or for whatever reason and it was not feasible to export the calves, where is the Department on an Irish veal industry? I know Bord Bia has done a...