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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities for the Greyhound Industry: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (25 May 2022)
Tim Lombard: On behalf of the committee, I thank the witnesses for their attendance. The way in which the industry has developed and changed in the past two or three years is a credit to GRI and its board members. I wish them the best of luck going forward. Perhaps at a later stage they can update us on their progress. I congratulate the witnesses on their performance today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities for the Greyhound Industry: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (25 May 2022)
Tim Lombard: I did not even know I was chairing the meeting.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 May 2022)
Tim Lombard: We need to have a real and comprehensive debate with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage about his vision for what local government will be. We are just over 100 weeks away from local elections and there are huge issues around what powers members of local authorities have. There has been an erosion of those powers over the last decade. This evening I am going to a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Tim Lombard: I am well aware of that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Tim Lombard: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Tim Lombard: Stick to the topic please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Tim Lombard: It is outside the jurisdiction of where we are going, in fairness.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Tim Lombard: That is a guesstimate.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Tim Lombard: I disagree. Please ask the next question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Tim Lombard: What is the point of this?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Tim Lombard: Would the Deputy consider asking what powers it has?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Tim Lombard: I have a few minor questions to which the witnesses might be able to respond. Mr. Hayes mentioned in his previous statements that the permanent control plan is being worked on at present and that the SFPA is in initial if not deep negotiations with the Commission on it. Will he elaborate on the timelines and when the authority proposes to have the control plan brought forward? What changes...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Tim Lombard: At some stage, though, the SFPA will come back to the committee with details of the plan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Tim Lombard: I appreciate that. Will Mr. Hayes talk me through option 1 in his presentation? There is obviously an issue I just do not get as to why option 1 was not picked up. Can he explain to the layperson exactly where option 1 is, why it was not picked up and why it was not implemented?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Tim Lombard: Does that affect the quality?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Tim Lombard: The other option was weighing on the pier itself, was it not?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Tim Lombard: That does have an impact on quality.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Tim Lombard: Option 1 was the best of all the options.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Tim Lombard: I do not want to get into specifics, but in the permanent control plan some thought will be put into how the SFPA will deal with this issue. Is that fair?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Tim Lombard: I understand.