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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: I wish to ask about the licensing. The Minister of State informed us that the day-to-day running of the organisation is not his job; it is the licensing. Can he give me the date on which the last licence was issued and the timeline for that licence? When will the next licence be issued? How does that process run?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: As the Minister of State wants to be excused, we will suspend.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: Usually, we stay until we get the topic finished. Obviously, the votes that were called in the Dáil interrupted our discussion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: In the majority of cases, witnesses would not leave the committee room when there is a vote but, unfortunately, the Minister of State was voting and was not paired, so we had to suspend. A Senator usually takes on the role of Chair in such circumstances to allow us to continue. Unfortunately, the Minister of State was not paired, although that is not a material issue. Members of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: That is okay. I thank the Minister of State. We will work away so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: The Minister of State has given indications he will stay until 7.30 p.m. and come back to us on another date.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: The Minister of State gives the impression he will be able to arrange that as soon as he possibly can.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: The secretariat will look at this and reschedule around the Minister of State's diary. We will make time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: Will Deputy Flaherty make a note to give to the clerk?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: To summarise, the view of the committee is that there is a potential time bomb in that we could have plastic collected and not recycled. It is a simple enough ask. A levy has been paid and collected and we are worried that there potentially could be a scenario where this entity might move or change and the State could be left with an issue. We are just trying to work out the volumes and we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: If we are agreed, we will adjourn and come back to the issue. I thank the Minister of State and his officials. The next public meeting of the joint committee is at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 22 May, when the committee will engage with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine on issues regarding the Department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: I am sorry, but the Minister of State missed my point. I must be getting poor at this. The issue is about how much plastic is in storage that has been picked up from yards. According to the letter the Minister if State received earlier, those yards are now compliant. How many thousands of tonnes are sitting there at the moment that have not been recycled? We need a figure for the actual...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: I have only one more question because I know I have been hogging the meeting. Regarding the board that has been set up, the Minister of State went into detail about who is involved in the board. Do any Department officials sit on the board?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: We will now resume.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (14 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: It is wonderful to have a Minister of State from Limerick in front of me after the weekend we had. It is great to have this opportunity to discuss a very important issue with our Minister of State from Limerick. On a more serious note, I have a Commencement matter put down today on the need for the Minister for Health to provide an update on a new endoscopy unit based in Bantry General...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (14 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister of State for his update regarding the great work that is happening in Bantry General Hospital. I want to acknowledge that we will have this unit up and running by the fourth quarter of 2024, which dispels the myth that it will not be delivered. It will be a really important development not alone for west Cork but also for south Kerry and mid-Cork. It is a really...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: Following on from an issue I raised last Thursday, namely, GAAGO and the controversy regarding how games are being aired on this platform, we had a unique spectacle of hurling in Cork last Saturday night at which the Cathaoirleach, too, was in attendance. We saw Cork win on the last puck of a ball. Unfortunately, however, the majority of people did not have the opportunity to see it. Some...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: Indeed. However, it is important that we have a debate about what will happen in respect of our national game and national sports and how we can progress it. The issue here is about trying to get this game accessible to as many people as we possibly can. I am talking about school kids. I heard a story today where only five of 29 kids in a school class saw the game, but the majority play...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: It is great to have the Minister of State in the Chamber and I compliment him for bringing forward this legislation and staying with it. It is significant. Will the Minister of State give me his view on the timeline for enacting this legislation? We have a political timebomb in many ways and there will be a change at some stage. The Minister of State might give us an indication as to when...