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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 was not going to mention Cork but since Mr. Sheahan did, I need to acknowledge that the report states that the value of the milk product that comes out of County Cork alone is €4.22 billion. If we were to have a 10% drop in that in the county, it would be the most significant drop ever. That would take Ringaskiddy out of Cork in many ways with the impact it would have on the local...

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: Will Mr. Cronin explain from the co-operative point of view, from his people talking to farmers on the ground, how important the communication link is? He is having an event next Friday morning in Templemartin, which is part of that process. Will he explain what Dairygold is doing to inform farmers of what needs to be done on the ground?

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 thank Mr. Cronin. Mr. Mulvihill's graph C is very detailed. The source is the European Commission. He might elaborate about where we are going with the production of milk in Europe. I look at a superpower like France, which is down by 2.7%. I am hearing rumours that France could be a net importer of dairy products by the end of this decade. We are looking at a time-bomb when it comes...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mayoral Election (30 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Chair and acknowledge his kind words to Maebh Doyle. I would like the Minister for local government and heritage to make a statement regarding the plans for a directly elected mayor for Cork city and county. I am trying to start a debate about where we are with local government and what the national plan will be. On 7 June, a few days from now, Limerick will go to the polls to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mayoral Election (30 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the response, which gave us the Department's view on the policy, but I would argue there is a political element here that will be looked at when the new Government is put in place in the next 12 months. When it is formed, that Government will have to have a vision for local government and will have to acknowledge what Limerick has done is potentially the way forward and that we...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: That is no problem, and I thank the Chair. I want to raise the issue of beaches and where we are with our beach environment at the moment. Cork County Council, from this weekend, will roll out 40 lifeguards over, I think, 12 beaches around County Cork. It is a really important and valuable asset that we are going to have lifeguards out from now until the second week of September. However,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Scheme: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners Limited (12 Jun 2024)

Tim Lombard: I thank the witnesses for attending. I would like to home in on a few things. The first is that, in the presentation, they referred to rebuilding trust and confidence in the State to aid forestry because they are at a low rate. In other words, we have a significant issue with confidence in the sector. As they stated, it is an issue with trying to increase our targets and where we are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Scheme: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners Limited (12 Jun 2024)

Tim Lombard: The potential for bringing those 20,000 acres back into the system will have a significant impact for society in future. The real question is about changes that are required. What are the witnesses' requests to the Minister? Will they go through the major changes to the scheme that are required so that confidence can be built? I have a second question about the witnesses' plantations. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Scheme: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners Limited (12 Jun 2024)

Tim Lombard: Fire hazard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Scheme: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners Limited (12 Jun 2024)

Tim Lombard: I was just going to ask if applicants can get it. They cannot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Agricultural Land for Renewable Energy: ESB Networks (12 Jun 2024)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the witnesses from the ESB Networks, Mr. John Emerson, Mr. Alan Rossiter and Mr. Nicholas Tarrant. I will go through the statutory process of reading out a note on privilege. Witnesses giving evidence within the parliamentary precincts are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence given to the committee. This means that witnesses have a full defence in any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Agricultural Land for Renewable Energy: ESB Networks (12 Jun 2024)

Tim Lombard: I have a question on the ESB's significant target for 2030. At the moment, it is at 6,400 MW and the target is 17,000 MW. How confident is ESB as an organisation that it will reach that significant target by 2030?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Agricultural Land for Renewable Energy: ESB Networks (12 Jun 2024)

Tim Lombard: At the moment, the ESB is producing 6,400 MW, of which 4,900 MW is coming from wind and 1,100 MW from solar. If it reaches the 2030 target of 17,000 MW, how does it see that split developing between wind and solar?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Agricultural Land for Renewable Energy: ESB Networks (12 Jun 2024)

Tim Lombard: Is that onshore or offshore wind?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Agricultural Land for Renewable Energy: ESB Networks (12 Jun 2024)

Tim Lombard: Is offshore wind under the remit of ESB Networks? Where does it fall?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Agricultural Land for Renewable Energy: ESB Networks (12 Jun 2024)

Tim Lombard: We like making it complicated, anyway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Agricultural Land for Renewable Energy: ESB Networks (12 Jun 2024)

Tim Lombard: Does the ESB put it onshore? Does it do the underwater work or who does that? Is it EirGrid?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Agricultural Land for Renewable Energy: ESB Networks (12 Jun 2024)

Tim Lombard: Where does the interconnector fit into the jigsaw? There has been talk about the interconnector between my part of the world and France. That is an important loop in closing the circuit to ensure we have connectivity to the Continent. Where does that fit into the jigsaw?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Agricultural Land for Renewable Energy: ESB Networks (12 Jun 2024)

Tim Lombard: Regarding the grid itself, am I right in saying that it is an all-Ireland network when it comes to energy products? We have connectivity North and South and there are no boundaries or barriers in place. Mr. Tarrant might elaborate on where our network is, the co-operation between North and South and where ESB Networks fits into that equation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Agricultural Land for Renewable Energy: ESB Networks (12 Jun 2024)

Tim Lombard: Mr. Tarrant mentioned biomass in his statement. I was a bit surprised to hear it mentioned, to be quite honest. I thought it would fall under a different heading. Will he elaborate on the ESB's involvement in biomass projects? Other projects, including biomass and waste energy, are going to account for 200 MW of energy. Where does the biomass element fall in ESB Networks? Where does the...