Results 1-20 of 269 for going forward speaker:Tim Lombard

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: ...Health to the House to debate this issue. We need to put a strategy in place for the future to make sure we can accommodate everyone in the sector. Those working in our dental services have come forward to say that the sector is in crisis at the moment. Articles have been published in recent weeks outlining a range of frightening statistics. There are tens of thousands of children...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Flood Relief Schemes (1 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: ...community to discuss this matter. Ring is a beautiful part of the world. It is a few miles outside of Clonakilty. On that night, it was described as the Italian Riviera of west Cork. It is a gorgeous part of the world. My grandfather hails from it. When the main drainage and flood defence works were carried out around Clon and Clonakilty Bay, the village of Ring was not included....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Bia: Chairperson Designate (10 Apr 2024)

Tim Lombard: On behalf of the committee, I thank Mr. Murrin for his contributions. I wish him the best of luck going forward. The contributions and engagement with members have been excellent. The next meeting of the joint committee will be held at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 17 April 2024, when we will engage with the chairman designate of Coillte. As there is no further business, the meeting now...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Projects (7 Mar 2024)

Tim Lombard: ...road. As the Minister of State is very much aware, Bandon is the biggest town in west Cork. Its population has increased dramatically since 2016. According to the most recent census, it has gone up by 17% to over 8,000 people. There has also been significant investment in the town in the past few years, including €30.5 million spent on the Bandon flood relief scheme to make the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Feb 2024)

Tim Lombard: ...the issues aired in the report. I attended and contributed to the hearings of the committee. I do not think the report took into consideration what I said about dyslexic kids and what they need going forward. Frustration among these parents is bubbling at the moment. They are advocating for their kids day and night. They are doing what they can. They are working in a situation where...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Tim Lombard: .... The expansion of the dairy herd has had a huge impact on the industry. Conacre prices have gone through the roof and there have been major sustainability issues. Where is the industry going? I am talking about purchasing and renting land. Straw is important in the system. Is the straw incorporation scheme appropriate going forward? We had a discussion last week on cover crops....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Tim Lombard: ...They have probably come out in front now but they have been quiet enough about the debate about trying to make sure we keep the derogation. I ask about the viability of our co-operative movement going forward if there is to be a continuous drop in the milk supply like we have seen in the past few years. I ask about the major expansion mentioned in the opening statement. How much has...

Seanad: Family Carers: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2024)

Tim Lombard: ...the Minister of State and I acknowledge her commitment to this area. She has been a fantastic ambassador and has worked really well on some really tough cases that I have personally brought forward to her. We have a different scenario down in my part of the world where we have agencies involved in respite. The Minister of State knows exactly what I am talking about. I am talking about...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Promotion (30 Jan 2024)

Tim Lombard: ...away from it because the information was out there, but now this gateway of vaping has become a huge issue. I have been told there are more than 8,000 different flavours for anyone who wants to go down the line of vaping - anything from popcorn to chocolate to whatever you require. Now, because of that, teenagers and people in primary school are using e-cigarettes as a gateway to get...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (25 Jan 2024)

Tim Lombard: Where do we go forward with this? Are we sending it back to the Dyslexic Association of Ireland? What is the proposal?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Crisis in Ireland's Inshore Fishing Industry: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)

Tim Lombard: We will try to move forward quickly if we can, as we are already over time. We will go seven minutes each for non-members and I will contribute myself before the end

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Crisis in Ireland's Inshore Fishing Industry: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)

Tim Lombard: Where is the brown crab market at the moment? Where is that market going forward?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Crisis in Ireland's Inshore Fishing Industry: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)

Tim Lombard: Will the witnesses explain the lack of data in their industry at the moment. For example, a boat only needs a log book if it is under a certain level. Going forward what changes need to happen at Department level? Number one, we need to collect data so we understand what is happening on the ground. Number two, if there are issues, because that data is collected we can prove there is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (24 Jan 2024)

Tim Lombard: ...election happening and in the next four or five months a new Commission President and definitely new Commissioners. If they have it, will the officials outline the pathway for this proposal going forward, taking into consideration the changes to the political landscape that could change in the next few months?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (13 Dec 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...area. The scheme is very much needed and wanted in the location but we need movement on the proposal. I am looking for timelines for when the housing development will be built, how many houses are going to be part of it and, as is always a big issue in towns, what the projected cost will be or how we can evaluate it. Significant schemes have been put in place through Rebuilding Ireland,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of TB: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...six years on a continuous basis. I would like to comment first on the quality of staff. I acknowledge that the organisation's staff around the country are very capable, competent and do a very good job. I want to acknowledge that they have been very helpful in the majority of farms I have dealt with and that they are really effective operators on the ground. In particular, I refer to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...a build-up of fallen animals in rural Ireland. I spoke to individuals in west Cork earlier about the fact that more than 35 calls were made to one knackery. The owner does not have the ability to go out and pick these animals up because he has no place to take them. Mental health is a significant issue with Irish farmers. People do not want to be around farms where there are dead...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Enrolments (5 Dec 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...it takes five hours to travel here from my part of the world to this House. I raise the issue of school places in Clonakilty. I raised this issue with the Minister of State nearly 12 months ago. The population in Clonakilty has grown quite significantly since 2016. The census shows an 11.3% increase in the population. We need to see major investment in school places. I speak mainly...

Seanad: Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Nov 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...in a very inappropriate way. Theirs is one of the 18 families. I have worked with that family over the past two years in particular. They now live in Australia. It is great that we have moved forward with this legislation because this is what that campaign was about. That campaign was about trying to make sure that appropriate legislation was brought forward so that cases like this...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Agriculture Schemes (14 Nov 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...Department cannot process applications. This is very significant for the many farmers who need to modernise their systems, make sure they are compliant with the new regulations that are brought forward and invest in their practice and their farm for the next generation to move forward. Applications have been sitting there since last May. I know of farmers who have builders lined up and...