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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister and the Minister of State. An awful lot has been discussed. Can I get a sense of the Minister's thoughts about the programme he has announced? There are some quite amazing figures in the Minister's opening statement. The Minister is saying that a national target of 450,000 ha of new forests by 2050 is proposed. That is a significant figure. The Minister is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: They are amazing figures.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: Regarding the Gresham House deal and the Minister's statement to the committee, would he be confident that similar deals now will not be looked at by Coillte? Will they move away from new proposals in this manner and stick to what the Minister is proposing, which is the involvement of the Minister on behalf of the State or the involvement of private landowners? Is the Minister hopeful or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: It is still an independent body.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: This debate has fuelled a view of people wanting to get involved in this sector. It has been a positive debate. It has not been a negative debate in many regards but it has broadened out. This debate has moved away from landowners and farmers only. The general public want to have a say and want to have an active role in the forestry that we have talked about in the context of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation on Nature Restoration: European Commission (18 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: We have received apologies from the Cathaoirleach, Deputy Jackie Cahill. I will be chairing the proceedings today. I remind all witnesses to turn off their mobile phones. The purpose of today's meeting is to undertake an examination of proposal COM (2022) 304, a regulation from the European Parliament and Council on nature restoration. The committee will hear from Dr. Humberto Delgado...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation on Nature Restoration: European Commission (18 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: Sorry. We have a technical issue. We will suspend for five minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation on Nature Restoration: European Commission (18 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: As our committee now resumes its deliberations, I call on Senator Paul Daly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation on Nature Restoration: European Commission (18 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: I call Deputy Fitzmaurice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation on Nature Restoration: European Commission (18 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: Do we have four members? We have an hour with the director so we need to make sure everyone gets in if we possibly can. Deputy Carthy has 15 minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation on Nature Restoration: European Commission (18 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: There is a connection issue with the witness. We will suspend.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation on Nature Restoration: European Commission (18 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: As a pro-European politician, is Dr. Delgado Rosa worried about how the European Union will be judged on this proposal, particularly in rural parts of Ireland, and whether this regulation might inflame certain political codes regarding where the European project is going? Has he looked into it or is he concerned about where this proposal could go with regard to the European project, which is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation on Nature Restoration: European Commission (18 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: I thank the director and his staff for the very informative discussion over the last two hours. It has been very informative for members of the committee. This is a debate that will continue at a later day. I thank the director very much for dialling in. It has been a good opportunity to discuss a very important issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation on Nature Restoration: European Commission (18 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: On behalf of the committee, I thank the director and his staff for their contributions this evening. The meeting will now conclude. The next meeting will be held in public on Wednesday, 25 January 2023, at 5.30 p.m. The agenda will be to examine forestry policy and strategy. As there is no other business, the meeting stands adjourned.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation on Nature Restoration: European Commission (18 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: Before the director leaves, I have two minor comments which he might respond to if he possibly could. We have several targets, some of which arise from the regulations the director has brought forward. The afforestation targets are very important for us. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine famously said in recent months that the 8,000 ha per year will be a very challenging...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Dec 2022)

Tim Lombard: I commend the Cathaoirleach. He has had a competent and capable two and a half years. It has to be acknowledged that the House has worked really well. The Leader and Deputy Leader have managed the show appropriately, and it has been a pleasure to work with them. It has been a good experience. It all comes down to teamwork. The Seanad staff are the most brilliant team one could ever deal...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare (Dogs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Tim Lombard: The score is 1:0.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare (Dogs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Tim Lombard: I apologise for being late but I had to attend a meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine. It is unfortunate that-----

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare (Dogs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Tim Lombard: -----the committee meeting and this debate were scheduled for the same time. I compliment the Senators who sit on the aforementioned committee. They do amazing work. We all bring our own little bit of knowledge to these Houses, but we have a Senator here who brings exceptional knowledge when it comes to the issue before us today, namely, the welfare of dogs. We have had committee hearings...