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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Tim Lombard: Mr. Murphy might send a copy of that, so that we could take note of all of those suggestions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Tim Lombard: I call Deputy Matt Carthy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Tim Lombard: I am sorry, but we cannot make allegations about people who are readily identifiable. We just need to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Tim Lombard: I know, but they could be identified. Mr. Neary might tone it down if he could.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Tim Lombard: The Veterinary Council of Ireland is not here to defend itself so we may take up that issue at another meeting. It is up to the members to decide what to do. Perhaps we could restrict ourselves in this discussion to the actual legislation and how that can be tied in. That might be appropriate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Tim Lombard: Members and witnesses need to be cautious as to whether corporates may be breaking the law. We are not a court. We do not have that remit. We are here to discuss legislation that has been proposed by the Chairman, Deputy Cahill. I caution members and witnesses about their commentary on the corporates.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Tim Lombard: I call Deputy Fitzmaurice. There might be technical issues at his end. If Deputy Fitzmaurice has any questions, he might send them on to the witnesses, who might respond to them accordingly if possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Tim Lombard: Could the Deputy elaborate what witnesses would be appropriate for this committee to call? Other entities have been mentioned today so could the Deputy give his view regarding which of them should be invited to appear before the committee?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Tim Lombard: The secretariat will issue a note on that at the private committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Tim Lombard: It is in the hands of the members in many ways. I appreciate Senator Daly's proposal. On the other side, we have had a comprehensive debate. Deputy Carthy mentioned getting the other side of the argument so we do our work appropriately. It is open to the committee to come up with a ruling. Does Deputy Carthy want to respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Tim Lombard: We might discuss the next stages regarding this Bill at the next private meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Tim Lombard: Are we proposing to write to the veterinary council? Are there any other vested interests? Is there anyone else we need to----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Tim Lombard: On behalf of the committee, I thank Deputy Cahill and his witnesses for their engagement as part of the joint committee dealing with the scrutiny of the veterinary practice (amendment) Bill 2021.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Projects (29 Sep 2021)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming. I do not think I have had the pleasure of seeing him in the Seanad previously. It is great to have him here. The Commencement matter I tabled seeks an update from the Minister for Transport on the timelines and funding costs for the proposed phase 2 works on the Bandon southern relief road. Phase 1 of the roadworks was completed nearly 30...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Projects (29 Sep 2021)

Tim Lombard: When we are doing the review of the national development plan, we must ensure that projects such phase 2 of the southern relief road in Bandon are included. These are key infrastructure projects for towns throughout Ireland. Phase 2 of the bypass would have the benefit of changing the look of Bandon. The same applies to projects throughout the country. It is important that the Government...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Sep 2021)

Tim Lombard: We are in the middle of a decade of commemorations that started in 2016. We have handled it quite competently and capably in the context of issues such as 1916 and the first sitting of the First Dáil. I think next year will be a very important year when it comes to commemorations. We have the 100-year commemoration of the first sitting of the Seanad to look forward to next year....

Seanad: Interim Report of the Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Motion (30 Sep 2021)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister for coming to the Chamber to discuss the important issue of the Brexit report that has been published. I compliment the Chairperson who has done a fantastic job in combining all these key issues regarding Brexit. It is a good work in progress. The Brexit report is a good starting base to have a detailed discussion about core areas affected by Brexit. I will stick to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2021)

Tim Lombard: I would like to raise the issue of what supports are required in the budget for the film industry. In many ways the film industry could be supported in community and society and I have seen the benefits of that in the past six or eight weeks in west Cork particularly where Irish acting royalty came to the area to do the Graham Norton book Holding. It has been a wonderful series made by ITV...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2021)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Acting Chairman and I will continue on the same point raised by Senator Buttimer.I compliment Senator Buttimer. He has been an advocate on this issue for many years. It is about proper and sustainable regional development and how we can appropriately have that happen in the regions. Senator Buttimer speaks sense. He is very involved in the aviation industry, he sits on the...

Seanad: Dyslexia Awareness Week: Statements (6 Oct 2021)

Tim Lombard: I spent most of this debate in my office listening to the contributions. I want to compliment the Senators. It was a great debate with great knowledge and I am very proud of the House tonight. I want to speak about the Dyslexia Association of Ireland. It does amazing work. It is a fantastic organisation that deals with parents in particular, as well as teachers. It has done fantastic...