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Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2017)

Tim Lombard: As always, a Chathaoirligh. First, I concur with Senators in the warm wishes to Senator Norris. Thirty years and seven months is a fantastic achievement. Congratulations to him. Since I have been so brief, I will sum up by congratulating my parish and county man, Deputy Simon Coveney, on his achievement of being appointed Tánaiste today.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2017)

Tim Lombard: I wish him the best of luck. He will do a fantastic job. It is a great honour for our part of the world, Cork. It is not only a geographical issue though. I think he will be a capable and appropriate Tánaiste in light of where we are in terms of Brexit and his foreign affairs portfolio.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2017)

Tim Lombard: We will light a bonfire.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2017)

Tim Lombard: I have come to the House this afternoon to discuss the big issues happening in the southern part of the State. We have had a lot of discussion, and rightly so, about the Brexit issue but last night the two local authorities in Cork came to an agreement regarding the boundary movement in Cork county. This issue has dogged Cork and the southern half of the country for some 50 years since the...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2017)

Tim Lombard: I promise not to test the Cathaoirleach's patience. I want to raise the impending arrival of Storm Caroline in the next few hours or days. It will bring 110 km/h winds, snow and sleet to many parts of Ireland. It is amazing that people in some parts of west Cork still have not got their telephones back in order since the storm that hit Ireland six or seven weeks ago. People on Sherkin...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2017)

Tim Lombard: I call on the Leader to hold a debate on our natural resources so that we can see where we are going and what our long-term plan is. Yesterday I had a meeting with the Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Deputy Damien English, about seaweed harvesting in Bantry Bay, of which I am sure the Cathaoirleach is very aware, where a licence has...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2017)

Tim Lombard: Is the Cathaoirleach getting worried?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Transport Eligibility (14 Dec 2017)

Tim Lombard: I raise an issue regarding calls for protocols to be put in place for students repeating their leaving certificate to have access to the school bus system. It is a huge issue in my part of the world. At the moment, we have up to 1,800 or 2,000 students repeating the leaving certificate every year. A majority of these students have access to school transport but because they are outside the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Transport Eligibility (14 Dec 2017)

Tim Lombard: I am disappointed with the Minister of State's response. There are eligible children who have been eligible for six years, and used the bus for six years. They were not concessionary, they were eligible. However, because they are repeating their leaving certificate, they do not get a seat. Students receive their leaving certificate results on 16 August. They currently need to apply for a...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2017)

Tim Lombard: I concur with the everyone else regarding Christmas greetings and where we are going for the next few days, and wish the staff and everyone involve in the House a happy Christmas. I also compliment the Leader and wish him the very best in the next few days. I wish him a happy marriage at the end of the year and hope it all works out well - I am sure it will. I am sure it will be a...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2017)

Tim Lombard: We should note that road fatalities are an issue at this time of the year. I was looking at the reports yesterday. Unfortunately, the half-year indication showed that 77 people lost their lives on the roads in Ireland. That was the six-month figure. We must get the message out that road fatalities, in particular, at this time of the year, are something of which we need to have cognisance....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Tim Lombard: I will be brief. I missed some of the presentations because I was at other meetings. I have two questions for the Department and one for Mr. Maguire. I have an issue with where we are with our emissions and where we will be going with our emissions. We are now talking about 2020 but I am asking about after 2020. We have two coal plants on the island that are considerable. There is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Tim Lombard: Just to prove the point, 30% of our energy is produced in Cork. That industry accounts for a fifth of the local authority's rate base. It is a significant driver in the economy. The rate payer issue is very important. My issue is on the compliance element. Mr. Manley just touched on it. If there was a difference in regimes in two parts of this island with one energy network, how could...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: TAMS Administration (17 Jan 2018)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to the House and compliment him on the good work he is doing in the Department. I would like him to include cattle passes in the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, TAMS II, which was launched in 2015 with a budget of almost €400 million. We are half way through that programme and farmers have shown significant...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: TAMS Administration (17 Jan 2018)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive response and for the update on the TAMS scheme. He is right in saying that it is a very important scheme, and the uptake among farmers, with more than 12,500 applying, is very much welcomed. Again, it comes down to the payment and the actual payment scheme. In many ways it is in the farmers' hands. They must move the projects forward and trigger...

Seanad: Business of Seanad: General Practitioner Services Provision (23 Jan 2018)

Tim Lombard: I have raised this matter concerning the SouthDoc service in Kinsale, County Cork, because of a public meeting held there several months ago. The lack of a dedicated SouthDoc service in Kinsale has not been addressed since 2014 when we lost it due to a merger between two existing services in Bandon and Kinsale. Since then, the community in Kinsale has not had a dedicated SouthDoc service...

Seanad: Business of Seanad: General Practitioner Services Provision (23 Jan 2018)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister of State for his very detailed response on what is a very serious issue for the people of Kinsale. I hope there will be a review at some stage into the service to see if this station could be reopened, particularly at night. That is the key issue. There is a feeling in the town that this needs to be looked at. If the Department were doing a review, it might consider...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Roles, Responsibilities and Key Programmes of Bord Bia: Discussion (23 Jan 2018)

Tim Lombard: I acknowledge the capable and comprehensive presentation that has been made. I would like to refer to a few particular issues. Most of the topics have been covered. A review of the Origin Green strategy from 2019 to 2021 is taking place. I think sustainability is the big stumbling block in the agriculture industry at the moment. We need to consider where we are going with the current...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Roles, Responsibilities and Key Programmes of Bord Bia: Discussion (23 Jan 2018)

Tim Lombard: On the review due to take place on the poultry side which I hope will be completed by June or July - it will be followed by the Christmas period only a few months afterwards - is Maloney proposing a marketing campaign to ensure the multiples and the major buyers will buy into it? They have really bought into the reviews in the dairy and beef markets. I fear that has not happened to the same...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: General Scheme of Waste Reduction Bill 2017: Discussion (23 Jan 2018)

Tim Lombard: I welcome Mr. Jennings and compliment him on his informative presentation. Where does he believe the industry needs to go on the issue of a latte tax? Millions of plastic cups are being used every day. This is a cultural issue and their use has expanded rapidly in the past decade. Some say corner shops are making more on coffee than on anything else. It has become the cash machine in the...