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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality and the Nitrates Derogation: Discussion (15 Sep 2023)
Tim Lombard: Since I have been mentioned-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality and the Nitrates Derogation: Discussion (15 Sep 2023)
Tim Lombard: Chair, can I make a statement?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality and the Nitrates Derogation: Discussion (15 Sep 2023)
Tim Lombard: Since I was mentioned in public by the Minister, in what was an unbelievable statement, I would like to clarify the situation. In relation to the October date, we had a private meeting of this committee and went back and looked for a date before that. This is why we are sitting here today. We had a private meeting of the committee and I raised the fact that I was not happy with an October...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality and the Nitrates Derogation: Discussion (15 Sep 2023)
Tim Lombard: I totally disagree.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality and the Nitrates Derogation: Discussion (15 Sep 2023)
Tim Lombard: Excuse me now-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality and the Nitrates Derogation: Discussion (15 Sep 2023)
Tim Lombard: That is not true.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality and the Nitrates Derogation: Discussion (15 Sep 2023)
Tim Lombard: I need to go to the Ceann Comhairle-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality and the Nitrates Derogation: Discussion (15 Sep 2023)
Tim Lombard: I will go to the Ceann Comhairle because that is a totally unfair statement by the Minister. If the Minister is more interested in playing politics-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality and the Nitrates Derogation: Discussion (15 Sep 2023)
Tim Lombard: -----rather than solving the nitrates issue, it is a poor reflection on him.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality and the Nitrates Derogation: Discussion (15 Sep 2023)
Tim Lombard: It is Senator Lombard.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality and the Nitrates Derogation: Discussion (15 Sep 2023)
Tim Lombard: I think I will go to the Ceann Comhairle.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality and the Nitrates Derogation: Discussion (15 Sep 2023)
Tim Lombard: I intend to.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality and the Nitrates Derogation: Discussion (15 Sep 2023)
Tim Lombard: I will not ask the Minister why he sent his submission to us at 8.22 a.m. or had a Zoom call about not going to Brussels because I want to know what we can do now. The committee met the Commissioner. I want to acknowledge the four committee members who travelled. The Cathaoirleach led a really good delegation and my two colleagues seated on my left did a fantastic job when we met the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality and the Nitrates Derogation: Discussion (15 Sep 2023)
Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality and the Nitrates Derogation: Discussion (15 Sep 2023)
Tim Lombard: Does that entail having a limit of 250 kg N/ha on the island?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality and the Nitrates Derogation: Discussion (15 Sep 2023)
Tim Lombard: Is the Minister saying there is a possibility we will have a limit of 220 kg N/ha in the white zone? Clarity is required from him.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality and the Nitrates Derogation: Discussion (15 Sep 2023)
Tim Lombard: We do not know.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality and the Nitrates Derogation: Discussion (15 Sep 2023)
Tim Lombard: I would like to be helpful. When we met the Commissioner he gave the four committee members who sat in front of him for an hour the clear impression that, under a European Court of Justice ruling in June, we would have an opportunity, on 30 September, to make a further submission to clarify matters and look at the red map area. The Commissioner had the red map; one of his officials was...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality and the Nitrates Derogation: Discussion (15 Sep 2023)
Tim Lombard: Okay. If the Minister is looking at having a 220 kg N/ha and a 250 kg N/ha limit and if we are successful, we will keep the 250 kg N/ha limit on this island. Would that be an appropriate statement?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality and the Nitrates Derogation: Discussion (15 Sep 2023)
Tim Lombard: The information the Minister is looking at is the map on page 27 of the EPA report, which shows some areas in white and some areas in red. We call it the "Cork map" down our way. It suits us. Is that what the Minister is looking at?