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Seanad: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Jun 2017)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber and I acknowledge the presence of Deputy Tony McLoughlin, who pioneered this Bill. Great credit must go to him for pushing this Private Members' Bill so far. It is great to see we are on the verge of passing this legislation. As Senators have said, we hope it will go to the President imminently so it can be made into law. As representatives...

Seanad: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Jun 2017)

Tim Lombard: I want to acknowledge Deputy Tony McLoughlin, who proposed this Bill, for his great input in making sure this legislation is passed here today. It is a very important day. It is great to see legislation passed in this House that will bring about a major change in people's lives in that part of the world. I want to acknowledge Tony's great input and that of the Minister who spearheaded this...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Government Reform (4 Jul 2017)

Tim Lombard: I too welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber, where he has been involved in many a debate. I want clarity on what the new Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government will do for Cork and for the proposal to merge the local authorities or whether the population of the city will increase. This issue has been going around since the 1960s and has not been dealt with by...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Government Reform (4 Jul 2017)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister for his response. I am not too pleased with many aspects of it. Clarity is the major issue I sought but did not receive today. I mentioned that we have heard the views of academics, politicians and executives. Perhaps it is about time that we asked the people for their views and there should be a plebiscite on this issue. What is the view of the Minister of State...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2017)

Tim Lombard: I join other colleagues in congratulating Senator Buttimer on his good news and wish him the very best of luck. I would like to follow on from Senator Butler's issue regarding Brexit, where we are going and how we will deal with these issues regarding agriculture and fisheries. I take into consideration the announcement on Sunday by the UK that it is pulling out of the 1964 London Fisheries...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2017)

Tim Lombard: I wish to raise the issue of fires in Cork. There was a major fire at one of our unique buildings in Cork last night which is very troubling to everyone involved. Our Lady's Hospital in Cork is one of the most marvellous structures on the western side of the cities and it was badly damaged by fire. It brings into question how we are going to deal with buildings and structures with such...

Seanad: Household Waste Charges: Statements (5 Jul 2017)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister and acknowledge the issue he has brought to the House. It is an important and thorny issue for society and one we have to deal with. When rolled out, the policy will have an impact on some areas but in Cork, with 80,000 households, it will have no impact whatsoever. We are in this process at the moment and have been involved in pay by weight since the mid-2000s. It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: London Fisheries Convention: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Jul 2017)

Tim Lombard: The publication of the UK proposal on 2 July was a frightening one regarding the actions in respect of the London Fisheries Convention 1964. In many ways, it was expected. It was a game of chess and we were expecting this move but we now anticipate a very turbulent time. Confidence will be key in the fishing industry in the coming years. As a previous speaker indicated, it will take time...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2017)

Tim Lombard: I rise to discuss our agricultural industry and where we are going with it. It is of great importance to our country. We are in the middle of a nitrates review and it is very important for Ireland to ensure we have sufficient capacity to ensure our agricultural community can sustain its growth. Government policy has seen a major growth in dairy and beef but we need to press ahead. The...

Seanad: School Transport: Statements (12 Jul 2017)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister of State and I acknowledge his commitment to this project, which is especially important in rural Ireland. The school transport service for our primary and post-primary students has worked well since 1968. It is important that we keep the service going and do our best to provide the service, in many ways in greater amounts and in key areas. There have been...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Insurance Costs (18 Jul 2017)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister to the House. It is great to see a former Senator returning to the House in such a distinguished role. I congratulate him on his great achievement. The issue I am raising today is the cost of insurance for businesses and farmers in Ireland. It is a very important matter. The cost of doing business in Ireland has dramatically increased over the past few years and...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Insurance Costs (18 Jul 2017)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister of State for his report on this very important matter. The working group is an important initiative and I compliment him on his involvement and ensuring the working group is up and running. He mentioned that it will produce a report. When does he envisage the report will come before the committee and does he propose to bring a copy of the report to this House at some...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jul 2017)

Tim Lombard: I express my frustration at the lack of progress with the Heritage Bill. We debated the Bill for numerous months in the House and it has reached Committee Stage in the Dáil. The legislation has flaws and issues. I am sure the people who promoted the Bill, of which I am one, are annoyed that we have reached the end of this term. One of the key principles behind this legislation was an...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber, a place with which he has been very familiar in recent years. This is an important day. We are trying to put legislation in place that will be very important for the Rebuilding Ireland initiative and society. What we hope to do is ensure that we can maximise the potential in every site the throughout Ireland. We are all aware of sites that...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Motion for Earlier Signature (18 Jul 2017)

Tim Lombard: I move:That pursuant to subsection 2° of section 2 of Article 25 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann concurs with the Government in a request to the President to sign the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017 on a date which is earlier than the fifth day after the date on which the Bill shall have been presented to him.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2017)

Tim Lombard: I wish to raise the issue of the water supply and what we intend to do about it. Outside, it is a soft morning in Dublin but, statistically, we have had 33% less rainfall in the first six months of this year. People might think that this is good for tourism and so forth, but unfortunately the major knock-on effect is that communities in my part of the country and elsewhere are facing a...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2017)

Tim Lombard: I am sure the Senator can do so.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2017)

Tim Lombard: I join other Senators in congratulating the Cathaoirleach, Leader and the officials on what was a successful term in the House. I would like to raise the issue of farm deaths. We need to have a major debate on farm safety. Last year, 21 unfortunate people died on farms. Nine of them was aged over 65 and the highest number of deaths was recorded in my own county, Cork, where eight farmers...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)

Tim Lombard: The industry is at a crossroads, as the Vice Chairman said. The biggest issue at the moment is the lack of confidence. There have been five years of depressed prices. Large numbers of acres have been taken out of the industry to be used for other purposes. The drive has been towards the dairy market. Even this year has seen changes in my part of the world regarding tillage farmers moving...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector and the Nitrates Action Plan: Discussion (26 Sep 2017)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the statement by the president of the IFA. It is a very powerful one which outlines where this industry is at the moment. We are at a crossroads. That has been mentioned previously in the context of contributions we heard earlier today. The biggest issue I can see at the moment is a lack of confidence. We have had four or five years of exceptionally bad prices and as milk and...