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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the witnesses to the committee. I start with the food waste issue. According to what Mr. Cullinan has said today and based on evidence from other witnesses, food waste account for between 6% to 8% of greenhouse gas emissions. We all know that meeting our climate change targets it is probably the biggest issue in the area of agriculture. Does this represent low-hanging fruit in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Macra na Feirme representatives and compliment them on their very lengthy and well put together presentation. Food waste will probably be one of the most significant issues we will deal with as a nation in future. In many ways, we have not grasped that nettle yet. How we will deal with it will be a huge issue over the next decade. There will be targets that will probably...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Tim Lombard: ...saying: "Oh my God, this is another tax." This is going to be a body of work that we will just have to work on. One of the key issues I have identified in the legislation is the national food waste prevention strategy. The Minister of State might elaborate on that. I might be wrong in my figures, but I think that 30% of all food that is purchased is wasted, whether it is yoghurts,...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2018)

Tim Lombard: ...with regard to our tourism trade and busy towns but also the agricultural community, which depends on water for very obvious reasons as they have to feed their animals. This is a crisis we have to manage over the next eight or nine weeks. I do not see any major change in the weather going forward and a long-term plan has to be put in place to ensure water systems can survive the next...

Seanad: Household Waste Charges: Statements (5 Jul 2017)

Tim Lombard: ...limit of 1,500. This is positive because it affects people and we need to work on the momentum created by this. We need to change our psyche. The Minister has been promoting the issue of food waste and he has championed the cause. This is a serious issue for every household and involves a change in mentality. The €700 that failing to manage our food costs every household will...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (7 Dec 2016)

Tim Lombard: ...In one way we must reach our targets but in another we must not decimate the communities left behind when these peat and coal plants close. The Minister touched on the very important issue of food waste. This is one of the key issues in every household and it affects everybody in the State. How we manage and deal with such waste is a significant matter. This will come down to education...