Results 161-180 of 2,691 for speaker:Tim Lombard
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (3 Jul 2024)
Tim Lombard: Deputy Kerrane is welcome back. She had voting duties in the Dáil.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (3 Jul 2024)
Tim Lombard: I thank the witnesses for their attendance. On behalf of the committee, I thank them for their contributions. The next public meeting will be held on Wednesday, 10 July at 5.30 p.m. when the committee will resume its examination of the issue regarding nitrates derogation and the impact of Ireland. Since there are no further matters, the meeting stands adjourned.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Jul 2024)
Tim Lombard: I wish to raise the five-year strategic plan brought forward by RTÉ and how it proposes to move the organisation forward. On reading it I found very little reference to the GAAGO issue, where the GAA is tied into RTÉ. There is a significant issue that needs to be addressed around what is the long-term strategic plan for RTÉ working with the likes of GAAGO, which is just...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Jul 2024)
Tim Lombard: Absolutely.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2024)
Tim Lombard: I start by acknowledging the new role of Senator Kyne. I wish him the best of luck. I am sure he will be excellent in that role. He brings great experience to it. I raise the issue on the front page of the Irish Examiner today, which is an amazing story about skin cancer and the issue of sunbed use. I was shocked to read that 40% of people using sunbeds do so despite knowing the risks....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)
Tim Lombard: The time slots are ten minutes. Senator Boyhan can begin.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)
Tim Lombard: Can I go first?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)
Tim Lombard: I thank Senator Daly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)
Tim Lombard: It is the special unit within the Department of agriculture.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)
Tim Lombard: I would have dealt with it in another case.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)
Tim Lombard: Senator Victor Boyhan will come in before Senator Daly then. I want to acknowledge the contributions made by Horse Sport Ireland and Horse Racing Ireland, and I have no questions for them. I watched the investigation by Conor Ryan and the "RTÉ Investigates" programme. I watched half of it. I actually turned it off; I could not watch the other half. It was shocking stuff...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)
Tim Lombard: An Garda Síochána is involved, helping it with regard to that issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)
Tim Lombard: Are there any timelines regarding when this investigation will be over, or what conclusions will be brought on the issues?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)
Tim Lombard: Does a file then go to the DPP on that issue?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)
Tim Lombard: Does a file then go to the DPP from the special unit or where does the file go? Who has the responsibility for sending the file? Does the unit in the Department or An Garda Síochána send the file?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)
Tim Lombard: There is.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)
Tim Lombard: Regarding the potential that the food chain has been breached with contaminated product, is there any investigation happening on that, and if so, who is leading that investigation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)
Tim Lombard: Is there recall on all of that product?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)
Tim Lombard: What potential size of product could have been exported and could have gone into the food chain? Is there e a figure on it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)
Tim Lombard: Is the Department recalling all of the product that went through the abattoir?