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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: They will be brought back into the circle.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: The Minister went into detail about the conference about timber he attended. That was an important conference that I missed. We are being told that 70% or 75% of homes will be made of timber by 2050. It will be the norm when we are building homes. Has the Department a figure regarding how much wood is required to service that industry? The industry is evolving and changing. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: My worry is about the 2050 felling times. If one takes where we are with the product that has been planted over the last five years, it has been quite limited. We are moving to a different phase of planting. When one does that calculation, we will be exporting very little, if anything.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: Is the Minister of State confident that the Department has done modelling of this? Could that modelling possibly be made available to us, if the Department could do so?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: Is Mr. Moore talking about 8,000 ha or 2,000 ha a year in his replanting figures?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: I will ask my last question because I realise there is a clock, and the Chair is a bit cranky at times.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: I want to ask about the information technology, IT, systems within the Department itself. Is the Minister of State proposing an upgrade to or change of the IT systems? Is she happy with how they are working at the moment? Talking to the industry, it seems to have issues pertaining to the IT system itself, in that it has not been upgraded. The new system is not available to the industry...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: The replanting obligation is a psychological issue for many farmers. When farmers buy into it, we hope they buy into it for life or for generations, rather than having the obligation of replanting. When members of the committee went to Brussels, we were told the European Union does not have a policy for forestry, but a strategy. Forestry policy is up to individual member states. I ask for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: Is it a regulation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: Is that environmental legislation or forestry legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: That is the point I was trying to make. It was an environmental regulation rather than a forestry regulation. The forestry regulations do not come through the European Union.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: It is an interesting debate, though.

Seanad: Access to Third Level Places and Student Accommodation: Statements (4 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: This afternoon I attended an interesting presentation in the audiovisual room from the Dyslexia Association of Ireland. I compliment the third level side. The accommodations made available are very helpful. Extra time and access to technology have been very helpful in third level. Unfortunately, coming down that pyramid, second and primary levels do not have the same access. We have a...

Seanad: Access to Third Level Places and Student Accommodation: Statements (4 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: I welcome Councillor Pip Breen and the members of various Gorey sports clubs who are in the Gallery.

Seanad: Access to Third Level Places and Student Accommodation: Statements (4 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: Before I call Senator Kyne, I welcome the management, staff and students of Dundalk Grammar School. They are more than welcome. I believe Senator McGahon is a former student of that part of the world. They are more than welcome to this part of the world. Senator Kyne has four minutes.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Naval Service (5 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: I never interrupt a Corkman. The Tánaiste is more than welcome. I am delighted to have him here. It is a great honour to have a Tánaiste in the Chamber to discuss a Commencement matter. It is a rare event, so I acknowledge the Tánaiste's presence this morning. This issue of recruitment to the Naval Service is very close to the hearts of the Tánaiste and his...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Naval Service (5 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: All I can say is it is great to have the Tánaiste here. He can speak for ten minutes and he will not be interrupted.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Naval Service (5 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: Absolutely, I appreciate the comprehensive response by the Tánaiste. It is appropriate to the question. The Tánaiste outlined where we are going regarding the measures and what is happening on the ground. We are at the lowest level, probably since the 1970s, of ability for our ships to operate in the ocean. I realise it is a multi-agency approach. I take that on board. When...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: That is very good. Some 8,000 ha has been proposed and that is a figure we will fight about. To be honest, with the competition over land for use in dairy, tillage, forestry and beef, that is, to say the least, an ambitious figure. What does the Minister of State think would be an appropriate figure for what could be planted next year with the programme up and running? I do not think that...

Seanad: Budget 2024 (Finance): Statements (10 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: I will be guided by the Cathaoirleach. He might inform when my four minutes are up.