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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (9 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: We are looking at more than 60 kids who could potentially go to a special school in west Cork. Unfortunately, the majority of them are travelling more than two hours in a car or bus. Some of them are travelling more than four hours in a car or bus. It just does not work for these families, these kids and these communities. The need for the geography element to be taken into consideration...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: This afternoon I would like to raise the issue of where we are going with food inflation and how that issue will be debated, in particular in the next few weeks. It is an issue that this House should take a lead on. We should have a real, significant debate with the Ministers involved regarding food inflation. Our primary producers need to be protected in this debate. I am genuinely...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: We will continue and I welcome the witnesses again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: I will be long-winded, I would say. There will be a lot of waffle heard now. This is an important debate. There is a need for a second or an additional place when it comes to veterinary schools. Everyone is aware of the issue of veterinary places. As Senator Daly said, this is the first time that almost every organisation we have spoken to is in favour. The actual profile of the vets...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: On how the Department has looked to set up the courses, when it has spoken to institutions proposing to take on this body of work, have they discussed the courses proposed? Has a bias to large animals been discussed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: When it come to the famous 82 places in the CAO at the moment, I ask Mr. Wall about international students and where they fit into the process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: When it comes to the figure for international students, does the institution set that figure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: What is the figure in the current year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: In the process going forward with the applications Dr. Wall has received, without breaking any major confidentiality, is there an international element to some of these applications?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: Does the institution set the Irish offering or is it the HEA?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: Regarding the programmes the colleges have been putting together on the educational profile, what input will the Veterinary Council of Ireland have in making sure those programmes are appropriate to the needs of vets? I refer not so much to the health and safety as to the mental health of our veterinary professionals. We have an unfortunate suicide rate in the service. They are...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Office of Public Works (11 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: The Minister of State is more than welcome. It is great to have him the Chamber again. I compliment his work in the Seanad. It is always great to see him here taking these Commencement Matter debates. The issue I raise relates to Desmond Castle in Kinsale. It is a unique structure which has been closed due to structural issues since 2018. The castle's history is unique. It goes back to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Office of Public Works (11 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive response. The frustration of the community is the biggest issue. This site closed very abruptly in 2018 and has not reopened five years later. We need to build our tourism offering in Kinsale. It is the really significant site for us, right in the heart of the town. It is an indoor complex that can deliver so much for us. I believe...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: I would like to comment on the issue of food inflation and where we are with that debate at the moment. There is a debate out there on where the retailer is in all of this. I keep coming back to the point about the primary producers. We cannot have a situation where we are going to sort out food inflation by going back to the primary producers and looking for a cut in the price they are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: It is a significant project for any new institution to take over. Funding models going forward are unique. International students play a part, and that is why I mentioned that. In this model, where do the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; the Department of Education; and private money fit in in terms of putting a funding package together with the capability to deliver 100...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (10 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: There has been significant debate in the past few weeks, in particular about food inflation on which the Minister made a statement this morning. The primary producers are very concerned about where such a debate is going. There are initial talks of a proposed price cap. I ask the Minister to give his views and that of his Department on a proposed price cap. Does the Minister believe a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: For the past 25 years we have been trying to get a relief road in Bandon. There was a public consultation in July 2022. However, Transport Infrastructure Ireland has not adhered to the timelines it put in place in July. I wrote to the Minister for Transport on the issue. I pointed out what Bandon has done in the past ten years, including flood relief schemes and mains drainage. The...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: It is about making sure that Departments give the service due to all constituencies in the State and not just the ones they want to attend to. I respectfully suggest that the Leader write to the Minister and ask him to attend this hearing here. She should discuss his activities and make sure he attends every constituency, not just the ones that he wants to.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Revitalising Derelict and Vacant Homes on Farmland: Discussion (17 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the president of Macra na Feirme and wish her the best in her term. It is a great honour to be president of that great organisation and I congratulate her. I also thank the other farming organisations for attending. I will start with the young farmer profile. Young farmers up to the age of 35 are incentivised to apply for targeted agriculture modernisation scheme, TAMS, grants....