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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Sep 2024)

Tim Lombard: I acknowledge what is on the Order of Business this morning. It is really important that we have a debate this afternoon about gambling. That is necessary legislation and I look forward to contributing to it. Every time you go out to the pub, you meet people who talk about the addictions they have. It is wonderful that we are making good progress with this legislation. I also wish to...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Tim Lombard: This is the second time I have spoken on this Bill. I hate to disagree with Senator McDowell but I think it is good legislation. When I read it, I thought it was a step forward. The major changes in legislation in this area have not been taken into consideration in the past 20, 30 or 40 years, and we are bringing forward legislation that will change matters for the better. This entire...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2024)

Tim Lombard: I raise an issue I have raised frequently over recent years, namely, school transport, and the bizarre scenario that is happening in Cork. I am dealing with two cases, one of which relates to Laragh National School, where we eventually got movement and an agreement that it would go to Bus Éireann to get a bigger bus. Bus Éireann's response now is that the roads are too narrow for...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Oct 2024)

Tim Lombard: I will not speak on the budget; we will speak about that issue later. I acknowledge there has been major investment in sports. Sport capital grants were announced last week and they are really helpful. There needs to be, however, a special emphasis on swimming and the ability of people to actually get into the water, particularly with regard to swimming pools and even access to beaches. I...

Seanad: Budget 2025 (Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform): Statements (1 Oct 2024)

Tim Lombard: The Minister of State is more than welcome. It is great to have him in the House. I would like to acknowledge the budget proposed in the other House this afternoon. It is an important document and I want to acknowledge the amount of work that has gone into making sure it has been put before the Houses. It is a significant document and it is to be hoped it will do what it is required. ...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (2 Oct 2024)

Tim Lombard: The Minister of State is more than welcome. I raise this matter to ask the Minister for Education to provide an update regarding the timetables for building works at St. Brogan's College, Bandon, County Cork. This is part of a multi-phase operation. There are three phases. The first phase has been completed. We are looking for progress regarding the second phase. St. Brogan's is a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (2 Oct 2024)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister of State for a very comprehensive response. He mentioned what was involved in the second phase, and that is really important. It includes three special education classrooms and seven special education tuition rooms. We need the final piece of the jigsaw. We need to make sure that this development can move forward. We have been waiting since January or February to get...

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

Tim Lombard: I thank the Cathaoirleach for the opportunity to raise an issue that was in the budget yesterday. The Minister of Health has had the wonderful idea to do something about the issues we have pertaining to vaping at the moment. The Minister has stepped into the arena and has put a tax on vaping, which is really welcome. It is something we should start promoting and talking about. Vaping is...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Nitrates Usage (3 Oct 2024)

Tim Lombard: I tabled this matter, in which I mentioned the Ministers with responsibility for housing and agriculture, to seek an update on where we are with the nitrates derogation. It is disappointing that we do not have a Minister here to deal with this issue, particularly one from the Department of agriculture. A bombshell hit the agricultural sector 12 months ago, and the dairy sector in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Nitrates Usage (3 Oct 2024)

Tim Lombard: The officials came here for three days but they did not go to the right area. They should have gone to Timoleague, where we have a derogation of 250 kg per hectare. The rest of Ireland is at 220 kg per hectare. It was decided not to take them to the one location where the 250 kg per hectare is being reached. That is absolutely crazy stuff. I am not being pedantic but, in the Minister of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Oct 2024)

Tim Lombard: Like other Senators, I wish to comment on the issues relating to Lebanon and that part of the world. The scenes we are seeing are absolutely frightening. It is something we thought we would never again see. The past year has been really terrible there. What has been happening in Gaza has been absolutely frightening, particularly with the loss of life and injuries to children there. Last...

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...

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

Tim Lombard: When we had the commission members before the committee, they informed us it would take two or three years. We are still in that timeline. It is outrageous that we do not have a timeline here. We will have a situation where kids will be doing their junior certificate and they will not have the accommodations required to reach their full potential. Children will get assistive technology to...

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.