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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Feb 2021)

Tim Lombard: In a few weeks' time the Department will have an indication on whether it will push ahead with, and make more progress with, breaking the link between vets and the dispensing of drugs. If I believe what has been said, the scenario will be the same as what exists in medical circles where one goes to a doctor and gets a prescription and then a pharmacy dispenses the product. Do I take that to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Feb 2021)

Tim Lombard: My final question is on the report that showed we have an issue. What is the long-term plan? We hope this issue will be resolved by getting practitioners to prescribe the appropriate medication. Have we looked at what happens if that does not work? What happens if we do not receive the resistance? Where is this project going to go in the next five or ten years? Is the golden bullet...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Feb 2021)

Tim Lombard: What is involved in examining the proposal? Will the Department engage with the Veterinary Council of Ireland and stakeholders? Will there be a public consultation process? Has the Minister been involved in the decision? Has he made a public statement on what is involved in taking away the dispensing of medical products from vets? Where will the protocol go? What is the timeline for the...

Seanad: Special Education Provision: Statements (8 Feb 2021)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach for his kindness. I welcome the Minister of State and acknowledge my party colleagues for sharing time. It is very appropriate and very helpful. The Minister of State is very welcome to the House. In many ways, she has what is one of the most burdensome jobs in public life at the moment - trying to ensure that children have the opportunity to go back to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: The Impact of Brexit on the Agriculture Industry: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Feb 2021)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister. The issue of live exports was raised earlier and I want to come back to it. There are issues regarding calf exports, lairages and so on that we are going to have to discuss, probably in the next few weeks. What is the Minister's opinion on live exports, particularly to the UK? I am referring to in-calf heifers and breeding animals. These are top-quality beef and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: The Impact of Brexit on the Agriculture Industry: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Feb 2021)

Tim Lombard: I am sorry, Chairman, but could we get a timeline for a solution? In my part of the world, cows are calving at an awful rate and there will be significant pressure on live exports of in-calf and calved heifers in the next two to three weeks. Is Mr. Doyle able to indicate a timeline for a solution?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: The Impact of Brexit on the Agriculture Industry: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Feb 2021)

Tim Lombard: I wish to come in on that issue. We are all familiar with the situation in Bandon, where 67 people were diagnosed last week. The big issue is the lack of information that was given to the community. Obviously the plant has issues, as it is only working at a certain level of capacity at the moment. For the town of Bandon and the surrounding area to have so many people, unfortunately, tied...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Strategy for Women and Girls (1 Feb 2021)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Troy. Has the consultation process begun for the new national women and girls strategy? Has a committee been put in place and what are the proposed timelines for putting the new strategy in place? As the Minister of State is aware, the national women and girls strategy 2017-2020 was launched by the then Minister, Frances Fitzgerald.It was considered...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Strategy for Women and Girls (1 Feb 2021)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive response. He stated that the 2017-20 strategy would be extended by 12 months and work would be done this year on putting a new strategy in place from 2021 onwards. I welcome that, as we were unsure of what was happening with the current strategy. I do not have the Minister of State's script, but did he say that more than 130 actions had...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2021)

Tim Lombard: I raise the issue of the Covid restrictions currently in place. They have been very effective in many ways but there are issues we need to have a debate on as soon as possible. I refer, in particular, to the activity seen in my part of the world in the past ten days where houses have been rented at the weekend for the holding of parties. We had a situation in Kinsale, which the Garda...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Department of Agriculture and the Marine (29 Jan 2021)

Tim Lombard: I thank the officials for coming before the committee to discuss this very important issue. I have been hearing from the industry that we are dealing with a scenario in which Coillte has gone from having anything up to ten auctions per year to only two last year. The first one so far this year will be in the first quarter. The lack of timber going through the system is a huge issue for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Fisheries Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jan 2021)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister for attending. This is a very important meeting because we need information on this major issue. Brexit was always going to have a major impact on the fishing industry. A no-deal scenario would have crippled the industry at every level. This is a bad deal but a no-deal scenario would have crucified us. Can the Minister elaborate on the timeline he is proposing in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2020)

Tim Lombard: I wish everyone a happy Christmas. It is great that we have reached this stage of what has been an amazing year. Some of us have fought a general election and a Seanad election, we have endured a pandemic and have been locked up at home for long periods. It has been a year that none of us will ever forget. I wish to acknowledge the courtesy of the Cathaoirleach and thank the staff of...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Tim Lombard: Where public representatives fit into our debate on class K is important. In many ways, we need to broaden the debate because we must attract people to participate in public life. In my part of the world in Cork, the five youngest members in local government from 2014 to 2019, across all parties, refused to run for re-election. So the young people who were elected when they were in their...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (16 Dec 2020)

Tim Lombard: Could I reflect on how the industries in Scotland will be prepared for what happens in the next two to three weeks in respect of a Brexit deal? Taking into account the key industries that I always look to, I believe Scotland has an amazing distillery industry. It probably has the world's most renowned distilleries. Over the past ten years, the work done in the food and drink industry in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Dec 2020)

Tim Lombard: I raise the issue of the rural regeneration moneys that has been proposed by the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Deputy Humphreys. It is an important scheme. It is about making sure that rural Ireland gets back on its feet and many projects have been pushed through following the previous two calls for money. The most recent call for money closed last week. It is important...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Tim Lombard: I thank the witnesses for their contributions so far, which have been helpful. The real issue is that the next six months, at least, are going to be traumatic. We will have issues with confidence in the market and in the farming community itself. How those problems eventually collide will be a major issue. Returning to the issue of calf exports, how the land bridge is going to work in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Tim Lombard: I welcome everyone to this forum. I have a few questions. I will start with animal feed and the preparation at the ports. Reference was made to ports in the North. Are the delegates happy with the work being done at the ports in the South in light of Brexit? Is there capacity to avoid the traffic delays and to ensure it will be possible to get in and out of ports? Regarding ports such...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Tim Lombard: It has gone down from the level four years ago.