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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Practices: Discussion (21 May 2019)

Tim Lombard: We are dealing with the situation where a corporate policy might result in a vet being the one sanctioned for the policy of the corporate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Practices: Discussion (21 May 2019)

Tim Lombard: The council can still only regulate the vet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Practices: Discussion (21 May 2019)

Tim Lombard: Has a complaint ever been made that a vet would not deal with a large animal and the council was dealing with the policy of a vet or corporate which would provide a service only to small animals? Has that ever come to the council?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Practices: Discussion (21 May 2019)

Tim Lombard: That is the core element of this debate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Practices: Discussion (21 May 2019)

Tim Lombard: I am very frustrated with what has happened in the past few hours. It is nearly a line of self-regulation gone mad and I am quite disappointed with the answers. When will we have the report? With the deepest respect, December 2017 is a long time ago and this is a really important matter. It is amazing that we do not have the report before us by now. Will the report be published in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025 (Resumed): Bord Bia (21 May 2019)

Tim Lombard: I apologise for missing the first part of the presentation by Bord Bia but I was called away for a vote. It is important that we have Bord Bia here today as it will give us a different outlook on where we are going with the beef industry. The export figures are exceptionally good. That is an area where we have to talk ourselves up. Is there a strategy on the part of Bord Bia regarding the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025 (Resumed): Bord Bia (21 May 2019)

Tim Lombard: Does Mr. Burke believe that ten years from now, the profile will have changed dramatically or these kinds of numbers will have continued? He mentioned that the number of registrations decreased by 45,000 last year and has decreased by 35,000 so far this year. That is a continuous trend. Is Mr. Burke afraid that if this trend continues, Bord Bia's ability to market Irish beef at the current...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025 (Resumed): Bord Bia (21 May 2019)

Tim Lombard: I would like clarification on Bord Bia's interaction with exporters. No expert association has been set up for live exporters. I think there are 15 or 18 live exporters working at the moment. I am not sure of the precise number. Does Mr. Burke think the lack of a representative organisation as a single point of contact is an impediment to Bord Bia in its work? If such an entity were to...

Seanad: National Broadband Plan: Statements (16 May 2019)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive statement. I call Senator Gerry Horkan who has eight minutes.

Seanad: National Broadband Plan: Statements (16 May 2019)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister and acknowledge the lengthy statement he made on the national broadband plan. He has covered the main issues. This topic has been debated in the media and other fora in recent weeks. This project is about trying to ensure we have equality of opportunity for rural and urban dwellers. That is what we are trying to promote when we promote broadband. There are about...

Seanad: National Broadband Plan: Statements (16 May 2019)

Tim Lombard: At 2.30 p.m. next Tuesday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (14 May 2019)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister. I also welcome the clarity that he has brought to many of the key issues in the national broadband plan and where it is going forward. Deputy Eamon Ryan spoke about the 32,000 extra homes moving into the amber zone, which is welcome. We should support the regeneration of rural areas, including one-off housing, whether they are agriculture, fishing or tourism based....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Tim Lombard: Just in case the witnesses are not aware of how the House works, if the Seanad has votes the committee runs on, and there were five votes just there. If the Dáil has a vote, the committee will stop.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Tim Lombard: It is part of being a Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Chairman for the opportunity to make my case. The committee has had many presentations, which I welcome. With regard to export issues, is it true that live exports are focused on top-quality animals? Do we need to focus more on the Friesian bullock? In the 1980s, especially in my part of the world in Cork, large numbers of Friesian store bullocks were exported to north...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Chairman. I would like to welcome the witnesses. We are having this debate on the future of the beef industry in relation to Food Wise 2025, and that is probably the core issue. Where do the witnesses see the beef industry going in ten years' time? Do they see it killing 20,000, or 30,000 or 40,000 cattle and where will the profitability of that industry stand then? That is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Tim Lombard: I am looking for clarity on the response I received to my query on the future of the beef industry. I have read the report from the MII and I still do not see its vision for the future of the beef industry. I also do not see the vision regarding where the suckler cow ties in with the vast numbers that have declined in the last years. Perhaps the witnesses could give clarity on where they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Tim Lombard: That money went into exporters' back pockets.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Tim Lombard: Would the Beef Plan Movement agree with increasing the levy to €5 per calf again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Tim Lombard: I went to the Beef Plan Movement's meeting. It was a wonderful meeting with a large crowd there. I felt the movement was batting for the exporter. I have an issue with what happened subsequently. Mr. Corley has no idea how low the price of calves in Bandon mart fell three weeks later. I sat there with farmers that day. There was anger that exporters were controlling the market. They...