Ploughing Championships cancellation
Senator Leyden expressed regret at the cancellation of the national ploughing championships’ second day because of severe weather and wished the organisers well.
Fianna Fáil had a good few of them. Will we name the people in the Senator's party who ran under the licence fee?
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We could start with "Trom agus Éadrom" and go on from there.
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The Senator should relax. He is being provocative. He has a chance to respond.
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The Senator has a very short memory. I know Fianna Fáil had The Irish Press for long enough and it controlled RTÉ for long enough. Do not bring us back to the dark ages of the comely maidens at the crossroads, please.
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Do not try to impress David Maxwell here.
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I impressed him a long time ago, as he impressed me.
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I send our best wishes to Anna May McHugh and the people at the ploughing championships. It was upsetting today for all the people participating in, and all the people who are en route to, the national ploughing championships. I hope they will resume tomorrow and have an extra day on Friday. I hope they get a response in that regard. I know companies that are represented there and it is extremely disappointing. Yesterday was wonderful.
All the presidential candidates were there canvassing as well. They were lucky they picked yesterday. I wish Ms Anna May McHugh well. It is a marvellous event taking place near Tullamore and I wish it well.
I wish the Taoiseach success in Salzburg, Austria, today. He is swimming with sharks when it comes to Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker and others in the EU. It is vital that we retain our 12.5% corporation tax rate and it should not be a matter for negotiation. Brexit or not, the 26 other members should support it on the basis that we will be the most affected and the most damaged if the Brexit negotiations are not good. The best Brexit outcome is a return to the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1965 when the United Kingdom and Ireland had an agreement prior to joining the EEC. It is a separate zone in Europe and should be supported on that basis.
On 17 October, I will work with Dublin university staff in the House on an innovative possibility for a seamless Border. I will give the Leader more details about that. I have put forward a plan to them, on which they are working, and they will come back with a proposal for how we could apply modern technology to overcome the Border issue.