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Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Díolúintí i leith Staidéar na Gaeilge sa Mheánscolaíocht: Plé (Atógáil) (26 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: The only point at which a child can get an exemption from Irish is if he or she is under the 10th percentile. Is that correct?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Díolúintí i leith Staidéar na Gaeilge sa Mheánscolaíocht: Plé (Atógáil) (26 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: A child under the 10th percentile is probably struggling to read maths questions and is struggling across a range of subjects. The child is not just struggling in basic English; it affects the entire curriculum. The knock-on implication is that unless a child has a solid basis of some level of English, he or she will struggle across the entire curriculum.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Díolúintí i leith Staidéar na Gaeilge sa Mheánscolaíocht: Plé (Atógáil) (26 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: If a child is struggling across the entire dynamic of all subjects when going to school, what impact would the added pressure of another language on top of that have on the student?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Díolúintí i leith Staidéar na Gaeilge sa Mheánscolaíocht: Plé (Atógáil) (26 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: I am very much a supporter of the teaching of Irish language in schools and the work that is done. I just think there is a certain cohort who are under exceptional pressure at that pinch time. If a child receives a report that states he or she is in the 10th or maybe the 3rd or 4th percentile, we need to look at this in a favourable mind for such a child because the child must survive.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Forestry Sector (25 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Acting Chairperson. To clarify, I am sharing time with Senator Carrigy so do we have four minutes each?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Forestry Sector (25 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: I tried my best but what can you do?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Forestry Sector (25 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: Indeed. You cannot get around a Kerryman. The Minister is very much aware of this important issue. Senator Carrigy and I tabled this Commencement matter to seek clarity about the new forestry programme. There has been significant worry in the industry, especially in the past two or three years, about afforestation rates and how we can move the sector forward. Unfortunately, the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Forestry Sector (25 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister for his response. Our original intention was to table this Commencement matter and seek a response from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, before it was changed, because we believe there is an issue here that we need clarified by that Department concerning the rates of payment and timelines for this programme. Reading the report, it is clear that approval...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: I wish to raise the issue of where we are going with our retrofitting programme. I read about the issues in the Irish Examinerpertaining to our aim of reaching the target of 500,000 houses. Where are we with those targets? It is an interesting debate. Perhaps we need to look at where the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland is in this debate. From my point of view and that of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sustainability Impact Assessment: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister for his very competent responses and his presentation this afternoon. Regarding where we are going with the Faroe Islands, Norway and Iceland, regarding the mackerel quota, the Minister mentioned that there was a 2% reduction in the stocks. According to the papers, the negotiations on this issue have not been very fruitful. If there was a continuation of fishing at 55%...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sustainability Impact Assessment: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: I am trying to work out whether the 2% applies to this year or last year. We are talking about the same percentage, I assume, in the coming year. That would be the continuous spectrum of decreasing the stock. Would that be fair to say?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sustainability Impact Assessment: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: From the Minister's point of view, these states are outside the European circle in many ways. We are dealing with sovereign nations, as the Minister previously stated. We do not have any real power in trying to enforce powers on Iceland, the Faroe Islands or Norway. How confident is the Minister that we can have an agreement on this? We are helpless.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sustainability Impact Assessment: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: Regarding the tie-up scheme, it has been quite successful and the feedback in my part of the world has been positive. The extension into a second month was welcomed. What are the plans for that scheme going forward? It has been an important part of the industry for the past eight or nine months. The Minister mentioned the fuel issue and how he intervened in the second month in that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sustainability Impact Assessment: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: I might just follow through on the Minister's logic for a moment. His statement about additional months to help with the fuel was positive. If there is not the tie-up scheme and there is the issue with fuel, he is stuck in a scenario whereby he can do something with the tie-up scheme or with the fuel, given he introduced the tie-up scheme competently into the marketplace. What other...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister of State. I wish to raise the really significant issue of podiatry care in west Cork and will begin by providing some background information. There are more than 300 people in west Cork on a waiting list that is going nowhere. The majority of the people on the list are elderly. Many suffer with arthritis and diabetes and they need podiatry care. Last March, 15 out...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister of State for his response. The key issue is the number of vacancies. Six months ago, according to the figures I received, 15 out of 25 whole time equivalent posts were vacant in the Cork, Kerry region. I seek an update on the recruitment campaign. Perhaps the Minister of State does not have up-to-date figures. I ask that the Department provide such figures to me in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: This is a rare occasion. I would like to comment on Senator Garvey's contribution. I was there this morning. The response read out by the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, was a disgrace. It was a very appropriate question. As that question has been asked on school transportation and given the way the rules of the Seanad work, it will be six months before we can go back into that...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: I cannot raise this issue for the next six months because of the bluff we got earlier. Do we need to go suspending Standing Orders? Do we need to put down motions? I am not sure where to go next, but the kids of west Cork deserve better, the kids of Ireland deserve better and to be perfectly honest this House deserves better than what we got this morning. I put it to the Cathaoirleach...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: I join with colleagues in asking for a debate on the forestry sector. This morning, we had an important briefing which gave a very good insight into where we are going with the huge issue of forestry in Ireland. There is a real need for a debate on forestry because the new forestry programme, which was supposed to be announced and enacted in January, has not come forward yet. People...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Nature Restoration Target and General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: I would like to apologise. Like other Deputies and Senators, I was dipping in and out of a meeting. The economic impact this could have on our agricultural entities has not been quantified in so many ways. We are looking at the co-operative movements, the meat factories and all the way down to the merchants. If were to bring this forward, the 20% rewetting proposal, it would have a huge...