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Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (23 Oct 2024)

Tim Lombard: I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024, copies of which were laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 3rd October, 2024.

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (23 Oct 2024)

Tim Lombard: I acknowledge the contribution of the Minister regarding this issue. The fund he speaks about is really important. It creates an awful lot of employment opportunities in rural Ireland, and it is very important we support those opportunities. The racing fund the Minister speaks about has just been amended with the new budget. It is important we go through that process and make sure the...

Seanad: Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)

Tim Lombard: I compliment the Minister on this legislation. The independent appeals office does a very important job to make sure that if farmers have an issue with the Department, they can go to an independent actor. The fact that it is independent is why it is so important. Even though it works within the remit of the Department to some degree, it is still independent. "Independent" is the important...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Sport and Recreational Development (10 Oct 2024)

Tim Lombard: It is great to have the Minister of State present to discuss Garrylucas and the world-class outdoor water-based activity centre that was proposed in 2021. The Minister’s announcement that day that she was going to put funding aside for as many as 19 or 20 such activity centres was a significant development. I will speak to the one proposed for Garrylucas. The idea that there would...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Sport and Recreational Development (10 Oct 2024)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister of State for his response. It is unbelievable to think that an Irish Water issue, a lack of finding an ability to sort out the sewage treatment in that location, is the issue that obliges us to shelve this project. We have huge issues with all our beaches because we have no toilets there. How a local authority of the size and nature of Cork County Council cannot sort...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Oct 2024)

Tim Lombard: First, I acknowledge and welcome the ambassador from Spain. I come from a place just outside Kinsale, called Minane Bridge. The history between Kinsale and Spain is quite unique, going back to the 1601 war. It is an amazing story. The presence that the Spanish still have in that town is quite unique. It is great to have the ambassador here and he is welcome. I also greet my colleague...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Impacting the Fisheries Sector and Aquaculture: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Oct 2024)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the witnesses. They made a very comprehensive statement. I will address the update regarding negotiations with Norway. The European Union has changed slightly. There have been elections and there are new Commissioners and new bodies have been put in place, although I know the Commission is technically the same. Is there any indication of the views of the new Commissioner who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Impacting the Fisheries Sector and Aquaculture: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Oct 2024)

Tim Lombard: Who is the fisheries Commissioner and what remit will they have? It was Mr. Sinkeviius previously, was it not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Impacting the Fisheries Sector and Aquaculture: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Oct 2024)

Tim Lombard: Regarding the inland fishery fleet and the mackerel issues, I remember the debate in 2017 when we had fishing communities from different sides of the country tearing each other part regarding where the mackerel quota should go. We had a review at the time, I think, by the Minister. That review has been in court for a period of time. We have no idea where that review is regarding the court.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Impacting the Fisheries Sector and Aquaculture: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Oct 2024)

Tim Lombard: It would be a political decision by the Minister to determine where the mackerel quota is going to go after a review.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Impacting the Fisheries Sector and Aquaculture: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Oct 2024)

Tim Lombard: I thank Ms McSherry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Dialogue on Women in Agriculture: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Tim Lombard: I apologise for the delay. We have been delayed all afternoon and all evening. We will move to the second part of the meeting, which is on the action plan arising from the National Dialogue on Women in Agriculture. I welcome the witnesses. I will deal with the matter of privilege, which is the legal part of the proceedings. Witnesses giving evidence within the parliamentary precinct...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Dialogue on Women in Agriculture: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Tim Lombard: I call Senator Boyhan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Dialogue on Women in Agriculture: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Tim Lombard: I have some comments to make. I will not speak for as long as the voting is taking place because that would be an exceptionally lengthy contribution. This is a very interesting debate. If we look back to the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, the family farm model was based on something different from what it is now. It was based on a dynamic whereby the wife stayed at home, looked after...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Dialogue on Women in Agriculture: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Tim Lombard: It is a very important space.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Dialogue on Women in Agriculture: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Tim Lombard: Would the witnesses agree there is change happening but probably at a slow rate? Agriculture is a wide field. I am thinking of the veterinary profession and consultants and advisers, including co-operative advisers. Looking at my own circle, change has come in the last decade. Where are not seeing the dramatic change is inside the farm gate. The majority of my vets are female, as is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Dialogue on Women in Agriculture: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Tim Lombard: I must suspend for a time until the voting block is over. I apologise.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Oct 2024)

Tim Lombard: I would like to follow the theme of school places. Many parents are going to open nights and visiting schools at present to see where is the appropriate place to send their child. It is a very stressful time, as well as being a very important time for children moving from one school to another. When people are looking for a special place for their child, however, it becomes a huge issue....

Seanad: Final Report of the Joint Committee on Autism: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2024)

Tim Lombard: I acknowledge the efforts of the committee. It did a fantastic job of putting the report with 109 recommendations together. I acknowledge the Chair who did a really good job. He really tied in the key points that needed to be made. Senator Micheál Carrigy had been a really good advocate for people who need help and it is great he used his personal experience to make sure this report...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: State Examinations (8 Oct 2024)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister of State. I am asking the Minister for Education to intervene to ensure that the comprehensive review of the reasonable accommodations at certificate examinations, RACE, scheme will be completed by the State Examinations Commission prior to the 2025 examinations. As the Minister of State will probably be aware, this is World Dyslexia Awareness Day. Ten per cent of...