Results 981-1,000 of 2,691 for speaker:Tim Lombard
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Tim Lombard: Would that, in Mr. Massey's opinion, be probably one of the most productive parts of dairy in the county someone could ever come across?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Tim Lombard: That would be it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Tim Lombard: But the trend is-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Tim Lombard: As Mr. Massey said, they were majority derogation farmers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Tim Lombard: To read between the lines, the derogation farm model has produced, now that the trend is going the right way.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Tim Lombard: They turn up to events, they are well-trained, they do courses, they are informed and they use the trailing shoe. Because of that, it could be argued that the trend in Timoleague has gone one way since 2018.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Tim Lombard: In the two years - 2018 and last year - rainfall levels in our part of the world were somewhat similar. Nitrates in 2018 were absolutely off the Richter scale because of it. I would argue that the Timoleague experiment proved that better management was helpful in making sure the nitrates went one way, as so many farmers were involved in the actual process of being informed and doing...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Tim Lombard: Should the question be, how do we engage, not the 6,500 derogation farmers, but the other farming community? Should that not be the debate?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Tim Lombard: To change the narrative a bit, dairy and stocking is one issue, but tillage will also be part of this debate. What will be the proposals? We have seen cover crops coming on board and there are different approaches. If there are new proposals in respect of the tillage industry, what will they be?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Tim Lombard: I have two more questions. The report is on nitrates and phosphates. The map is clear on where nitrates and phosphates are. Will Mr. Flynn indicate the plan to deal with the phosphate issue?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Tim Lombard: Nitrates areas and phosphate areas are dramatically different on the map.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Tim Lombard: Indeed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Tim Lombard: Who is involved in the interim review?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Tim Lombard: Two more questions and I will be gone, a Chathaoirligh. My colleague, Senator Paul Daly, mentioned how the EPA report had been put together and dealt with. The committee needs to invite the EPA to appear before us at some stage. I know that the EPA follows EU guidelines, but was the report peer reviewed by an external organisation in terms of its technical approach?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Tim Lombard: My final question is on how we will try to deal with this issue at the European level. Mr. Callanan gave us a good idea of the process and majority voting and how the Commission essentially needs to give approval before the matter can go up for majority vote, if that is a fair assessment. Mr. Callanan might indicate which individuals in the Commission need to give that approval. I believe...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Tim Lombard: Perhaps the committee, the Minister or even the Taoiseach should formally invite them to Ireland so that we can show them what we do. This is a serious issue. If Mr. Callanan does not get a response, should we ask our political entities to formulate a request or should it be done through the Civil Service entity?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Tim Lombard: Perhaps we might discuss this matter at our next meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Tim Lombard: Thank you.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Tim Lombard: It is measured slightly differently compared with how the EPA measures. It is measured every ten minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)
Tim Lombard: How many times does the EPA measure the body of water?