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Committee on Public Petitions: Reasonable Accommodation for Dyslexic Students in State Examinations: Discussion (16 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: I will come back in again, Chair.

Committee on Public Petitions: Reasonable Accommodation for Dyslexic Students in State Examinations: Discussion (16 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: People would have some hope that there will be changes when the review begins. If we go back to the reports from 2000 or 2008, we can see how society, technology and the world has changed in the interim. The 2008 report has been mentioned. Right or wrong, pieces can be picked out of it to support my argument or that of the witnesses. Technology was not a key factor back then. Things have...

Committee on Public Petitions: Reasonable Accommodation for Dyslexic Students in State Examinations: Discussion (16 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: But the assistive technology and the C-Pens were not there previously so if one starts from a very low base there is bound to be an increase.

Committee on Public Petitions: Reasonable Accommodation for Dyslexic Students in State Examinations: Discussion (16 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: Which review is that?

Committee on Public Petitions: Reasonable Accommodation for Dyslexic Students in State Examinations: Discussion (16 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: And that is in the Department?

Committee on Public Petitions: Reasonable Accommodation for Dyslexic Students in State Examinations: Discussion (16 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: The Department might comment on that in a moment.

Committee on Public Petitions: Reasonable Accommodation for Dyslexic Students in State Examinations: Discussion (16 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: Are we talking about a ten-year, a two-year or a six-month process?

Committee on Public Petitions: Reasonable Accommodation for Dyslexic Students in State Examinations: Discussion (16 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: Will the Department comment on the maths question?

Committee on Public Petitions: Reasonable Accommodation for Dyslexic Students in State Examinations: Discussion (16 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: I get the impression that review might not take into consideration my issue with the junior certificate, in particular when it comes to how maths questions are worded, how they have been tied together with the new profile of maths and how everything is put together. In many ways, that review does not solve the issue that I have. When it comes to the junior certificate in particular and the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Reasonable Accommodation for Dyslexic Students in State Examinations: Discussion (16 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: Has Ms O'Callaghan an indication of the timeline for that review to be completed?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: I raise the wonderful news that SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh has been given the go-ahead to hold a very important ladies' international football match. Ireland will play France on 16 July. It is a wonderful opportunity for Cork to show off its wonderful stadium. It is great for women's sport in particular that we have such an international fixture coming to Cork. It needs to be...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: Well said, Senator.

Seanad: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (22 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: This is important legislation and progressing it through the House has to be a priority. Slightly off the topic, I want to ask the Minister of State's view of the process of how applications are made. People pay an application fee but if the country the applicant is coming from is ruled out, the ability of the applicant to get a refund on the application becomes a problem. I know of a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Help Service (28 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Acting Chair. The Minister of State, Deputy Butler, is more than welcome. It is always a pleasure to have her before us. Her Cork roots always come out in the responses. In that context, I am looking forward to her response. There is a need for the Minister for Health to review the recent changes that have been made with regard to home support services in Cork county. In...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Help Service (28 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: There are two issues, the first of which is that when the rostering was changed, there were talks between the HSE and the staff. The clients were not involved. That was a failure. The clients should have been involved regarding this issue. The timing of when the calls are made is becoming a major issue. People were traditionally getting a call in either the morning or evening and they...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: Next Wednesday, 5 June, is the start of the leaving certificate examinations. It is important that this House at some stage has a debate about how we actually deal with the 13,000 or 14,000 kids who are sitting their leaving certificate and junior certificate exams who have dyslexia. A significant campaign has gone on in recent years to try to make sure this cohort of children gets extra...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: I welcome our guests here this evening. It is important that we get the industry's perspective on the nitrates derogation and the potential impact on the economy. I acknowledge the witnesses' document and the ten-point plan has been very well made. It sets out good parameters where we as a farming community need to go and to see whether we can actually get to where we need to go regarding...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: Regarding the industry, a 10% reduction in volume in 59 milk plants around Ireland, from Ballineen to Northern Ireland, means we are looking at a scenario where there could be issues in the industry itself and 59 could become 50, though I am not too sure. We need to start talking about how this will affect industry. Dairy farmers will absolutely be affected but the issue here is that we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: It is the perfect storm in many ways.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: We are trying to protect the family farm model, which has roughly 96 cows. We are trying to protect that across the entire farming platform. If we want to have issues with viability come into the system, as the Chair said, the implication is farmers going out of the system and us ending up with a New Zealand-style system off the back of the changes that are being proposed. What would that...