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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Concerns for Sourcing Winter Animal Feed in Shannon Callows Area: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Tim Lombard: So this land has not been cut at all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Concerns for Sourcing Winter Animal Feed in Shannon Callows Area: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Tim Lombard: Absolutely. That is the point I was trying to make. Regarding the management of the river, I go back to the night my daughter was born in November 2009. Cork flooded because of the management of the river by the ESB at that stage. A complete town and village was washed away that night. There is an issue with the ESB having a monopoly on the management of the flow of water and how it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Concerns for Sourcing Winter Animal Feed in Shannon Callows Area: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Tim Lombard: On the draining of rivers and waterways and how we operate, in Cork in recent weeks we have had horrendous flooding in Midleton, but Bandon and other towns like Clonakilty and Skibbereen were not flooded because of the drainage works which had been carried out there. In Bandon, they lowered the River Bandon by 1.8 m for a 3 km stretch. Even though we had something like 27 inches of rainfall...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Concerns for Sourcing Winter Animal Feed in Shannon Callows Area: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Tim Lombard: I thank the gentlemen for their contributions, which were really informative. There is work here for us to consider at another stage. I remind members of the committee that we have a private meeting tomorrow, Thursday, 9 November, at 1.30 p.m. The next public meeting takes place on Wednesday, 15 November, at 5.30 p.m. On the agenda is an examination of the challenges facing Horse Sport...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (26 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: I raise the issue of Summercove National School. The Minister of State is very much aware that Summercove is a school in Kinsale that needs a little extra attention to make sure it reaches its full potential regarding a new building. This is an issue on which Councillor Marie O'Sullivan and I have been working for a long time to make sure we could deliver this new building. There has been...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: The weekend is approaching. We will have the bizarre scenario, which happens every year, when we will change the time. It is an issue that frustrates me on a continuous basis. We are going back to a law about changing the time that was passed in 1918. The world has moved on but we have not with regard to summer time. It beggars belief when we look at mental health issues and people...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: I wish to raise the issue of the dairy industry and where we are at the moment regarding the nitrates derogation. The nitrates derogation was clarified in the past few months. The EPA published a map on 1 July which puts Ireland in two different zones regarding organic manure, one zone in 250 kg N/ha and one in 220 kg N/ha. The knock-on implication is that those in the 220 kg N/ha zone...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Chair for bringing clarity to the issue. It is important we hear from the petitioners. It is a significant petition of 26,000 signatures. It is the biggest we will ever get at this level of the committee. The topic was well aired by the previous speaker who has good knowledge of what is happening on the ground. We have seen the success of greenway projects throughout the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (18 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: The Minister of State is more than welcome. My Commencement matter calls on the Minister for Health to provide an assurance that the HSE will give permission to continue to approve and reimburse new medicines from next January onwards. This is a very significant issue. Over the past three years €100 million was provided for new medicines and such expenditure has been greatly needed...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (18 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: Generic medicines are a real issue in a certain setting. However, in regard to the new medicines, that cutting-edge technology, I refer back towards 2007 when Interferon cost €5,000 a shot for Ger, at the time. He got it every month for 12 months. That was the kind of expenditure required to actually give Ger the life he had. I argue this is not about generic medicines. This is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: The past few days have been somewhat traumatic in my part of the world. We have seen nearly 50 mm of rainfall. The storm which has hit the south-west coast is absolutely frightening. Looking at social media this morning, it strikes me that the floods in some parts of Cork and Kerry are something we have not seen since 2009. It seems that 50 mm of rain will fall in a 26-hour or 27-hour...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: The issue is that children will not get on the school bus because other children are vaping on it. This issue needs to be looked at.We need to have a debate with the representatives of either the Department of Health or the Department of Education about this issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the witnesses to the committee. I start with the food waste issue. According to what Mr. Cullinan has said today and based on evidence from other witnesses, food waste account for between 6% to 8% of greenhouse gas emissions. We all know that meeting our climate change targets it is probably the biggest issue in the area of agriculture. Does this represent low-hanging fruit in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: Professor O'Mara made a very interesting statement but, with Hallowe'en around the corner, I will not be calling to his door anyway. On a serious note, food waste is an important topic. What is the trend in food waste? The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, figures we have been quoted extensively show we are the fifth highest in Europe, at 15% above the EU average, and our food waste...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: Am I right that food waste at primary producer level is only 7%?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: Looking at where we are in the pyramid regarding food and production, I find it unbelievable that we do not have a target for reducing the actual food waste. We have targets in other sectors, which have been debated inside-out and outside-in. Could I get clarity on-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: I wish to turn the topic to the so-called wonky fruit and vegetables scenario we have with producers at the moment and the grading system in place with some supermarket chains. Does Professor O'Mara think there is an opportunity and scope here for both the consumer and the producer to be more efficient when it comes to their product, with a change in focus regarding what wonky fruit and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Staff (11 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: The Minister of State is welcome. I raise the issue of podiatry care. It is a significant issue nationally and is a major issue in my part of the world down in west Cork. The level of podiatry care that is being provided by the HSE at the moment is very limited. We have had patients come to my office in the past number of years who have been waiting 18 or 19 months for appointments. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: I acknowledge and welcome this afternoon's presentation on the important issue of the challenges facing the fruit and vegetables industry in Ireland and particularly the issue of food waste, an issue I have been chasing for a serious period of time. I will start with Professor Hennessy. I acknowledge her contribution to the Food Vision 2030 strategy. On where we are as a society with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: Regarding the European dimension and what I read about in the papers about the Commission moving towards 2030 targets, one or both professors might give me an update on where they believe those proposals are at the moment. Are they aware of them?