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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Tim Lombard: To add to Senator Daly's point, anyone who is trying to maintain a grass-based hurling or football pitch uses an exceptional amount of fertiliser two times in the year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Tim Lombard: I will leave the last word to Mr. Doyle.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Tim Lombard: Okay. For the record, we have asked the Minister to appear before us. We hope he will do so before the end of next month. I believe a date has been suggested. We have also asked representatives of the veterinary establishment to appear before us. We are waiting for correspondence to come back. They will have the ability to respond to what was discussed this evening. I thank our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Tim Lombard: I welcome representatives from Teagasc here this afternoon, who will give us an update on their position regarding this matter. For courtesy, I will read the 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 full defence against any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Tim Lombard: I thank Mr. Dillon. That will definitely help the proceedings. That will help to move things forward.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Tim Lombard: That is absolutely no problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Tim Lombard: I compliment our guests on the quality of their presentation today. It was not formally read out but it will be in the committee's records. It is an informative piece of information. I will ask a few questions about where our guests believe Teagasc can play a role. As our guests said in their presentation, there is going to be a significant workload on advisors. Many farmers depend on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Tim Lombard: Are our guests worried?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Tim Lombard: I will be honest. I have spoken to advisors who work for Teagasc and they are significantly worried about the potential workload involved. They see this as a workload the size of that involved around the single farm payment going through the system. Somebody has to be beside a farmer if he or she is going to agree to terms and conditions. Those advisors are significantly concerned.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Tim Lombard: Is Mr. Murphy concerned with the timeline, let alone the system, and Teagasc's ability to be able to inform farmers of what needs to happen? We are now almost in October. Is Mr. Murphy concerned about Teagasc's ability to get the information out there and get the cohort of farmers involved to come and do this on time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Tim Lombard: Some of us are on the agfood.iesystem and some of us are not. The cohort who are were probably tied into it through an app they bought for registering animals and so forth. There is a plethora of such apps out there. Has there been any interaction with the developers of those apps the farming community is using every day? Will this technology be tied into that? Is there any conversation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Tim Lombard: That would be important.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Tim Lombard: We will always find time for Senator Daly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Tim Lombard: With regard to progress on the new proposals on registering veterinary products, Teagasc has a role in informing farmers of new farming practices in respect of grassland management. Much has been said today about the product itself, but grassland management could be part of the solution and help farmers build up resistance. Will the witnesses elaborate on the work that has been done in that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Tim Lombard: I thank the witnesses for their attendance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Tim Lombard: We are back in public session. The next meeting of the committee will take place on Friday, 30 December at 2.30 p.m. to review the committee's draft report on the issues and impact of dog welfare in Ireland. The next public meeting of the committee will be held on Wednesday, 5 October at 5.30 p.m. The first session of the committee will be the pre-legislative scrutiny of the Veterinary...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: I wish to start or continue a debate on where we are in respect of the issue of fuel and our fuel security. I note the UK energy regulator came out with a warning in recent days about energy supplies in the UK where natural gas will be affected. It is a grim warning and has highly significant knock-on implications for Ireland. If we have a situation where there is rationing of natural gas...

Seanad: Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (4 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: The Minister has ten minutes.

Seanad: Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (4 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: I call the Minister, or Senator Joe O’Reilly.

Seanad: Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (4 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Senator.