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Committee on Public Petitions: An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Annual Report 2021: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)

Tim Lombard: That is an interesting point. Our interaction with the Garda community through that period of time was something that the State had never seen previously. I refer to the data regarding people's right to move and people's ability to be stopped in the street to ask them where they were going. Did Mr. Hume see an increase in activity coming to GSOC regarding those issues?

Committee on Public Petitions: An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Annual Report 2021: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)

Tim Lombard: Can I ask a small supplementary question?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (13 Jun 2023)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister of State to the House to discuss this important issue. I ask that the Minister of Health provide an update regarding the new endoscopy suite at Bantry General Hospital, including a timeline for the commencement of the project. The new endoscopy unit originally launched by the former Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, has started in many ways. I will go over the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (13 Jun 2023)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister of State for his really comprehensive response. He has just clarified the position on the scaremongering. He said it is expected that the project will be completed in June 2024. That is a really significant statement. I acknowledge it because it is all about delivering multimillion-euro projects that will benefit rural Ireland and improve the quality of life there....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (13 Jun 2023)

Tim Lombard: Indeed.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (13 Jun 2023)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Cathaoirleach. As I was saying, it needs to be acknowledged that the work is ongoing and near completion. It entails a multimillion-euro project being delivered on the ground.The project follows on from others that have happened in the past few years. We had a refurbishment of the medical assessment unit in 2015; the extension of St. Joseph's ward in 2016; the radiation suite...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2023)

Tim Lombard: I echo the Cathaoirleach's comments on the famous and wonderful former Senator Paul Coghlan. He was a wonderful spirit and character who will be sadly missed. I was in Killarney on Sunday evening for the removal of the remains and there was a great crowd there. Paul Coghlan was a special character. He was great fun and had great insight into politics. Life is built around characters and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)

Tim Lombard: The officials are more than welcome. The Chairman made a very significant statement regarding his fear for the industry and where it is at present in respect of this proposal. I will ask a few questions. This 30-page report was published by the EPA last week. It contains very significant information that probably needs to be explained in detail. Has the Department released a press...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)

Tim Lombard: With deepest respect, however, it could be argued that there has been no actual announcement or presentation directly from the Department regarding this issue. The Minister and the Department have not come out and even explained the maps pertaining to the report, whether the map on page 21 or the other maps in the report. The confusion out there at the moment within the farming community...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)

Tim Lombard: Yesterday, I met Teagasc people at the dairy day who told me openly that they did not understand the maps. We were looking through the report and I asked one of them if he could explain it to me. He said he could not. He had spent the last week looking at it. There is an opportunity, maybe not in this forum but at some forum in the next two or three days, to get real clarification out...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)

Tim Lombard: What is the feedback from the Commission?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)

Tim Lombard: Will Mr. Callanan elaborate on the group of which he is the chairperson, including information on its establishment, its members and what it involves?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)

Tim Lombard: Are the financial implications of the reduction in nitrates a part of the terms of reference? In other words, will the group produce a figure to tell me what it mean for rural areas, processors and family farms if we came back with a lower level of nitrogen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)

Tim Lombard: I will.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)

Tim Lombard: I am sorry to interrupt but a vote has been called in the Seanad. I will come back later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)

Tim Lombard: We have five minutes before the vote. Does one of Deputies wish to speak first?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)

Tim Lombard: Senator Paul Daly is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)

Tim Lombard: That might be appropriate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)

Tim Lombard: Sure. We will work that out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)

Tim Lombard: Mr. Massey was in Timoleague last Monday. He went down to see the catchment farm, which is a wonderful operation that shows more than 20 farms working in conglomeration to produce information, which has been very valuable, since 2018. It involves a catchment of dairy cows, most of which are banding, pig units and many other issues. As Mr. Callanan will know from his past, it is probably...