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Seanad: Agricultural Issues: Statements (24 Jan 2018)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister and acknowledge his contribution, particularly on the issue of areas of natural conservation, ANC, which has been in focus for a very long time. I acknowledge the Minister's clarification. Let me raise an issue the Minister did not mention - where we are going with young farmers. We heard an interesting presentation on young farmers this morning by the EU audit...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Special Reports on EU Support for Young Farmers and the Rural Affairs Programme: European Court of Auditors (24 Jan 2018)

Tim Lombard: I thank the witnesses for the presentation. It is very helpful and informative. I have some questions on the statistics. Is a young farmer defined as 45 years of age in the statistics in the report or what is the age for defining a young farmer? In Ireland it was traditionally defined as 35 years and later it moved to 40 years. A report issued in Ireland several years ago stated that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Special Reports on EU Support for Young Farmers and the Rural Affairs Programme: European Court of Auditors (24 Jan 2018)

Tim Lombard: Have the witnesses looked at the "old" young farmers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harrier Programme: Discussion (30 Jan 2018)

Tim Lombard: I have another meeting to go to at 5 p.m. so I will be brief. I thank the delegation for the presentation. It has been very informative and helpful. The representatives from Irish Farmers with Designated Land mentioned three areas where issues arise. Planning was one issue, especially in the context of solar farms and wind turbines, as mentioned by my colleague. Will the group elaborate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Progress: Discussion (30 Jan 2018)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the contributions to this debate which have been very positive. I am interested in the electric car initiatives such as the one in Cork a few years ago called Drive4Zero, which promoted electric car use particularly in the city centre. Is the roll-out of electric cars moving ahead of the infrastructure? Do the witnesses think there is a rural-urban divide in respect of climate...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2018)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Cathaoirleach for his introduction. Several issues have been raised by previous speakers. I will focus on the broadband issue which has been raised by many Senators and which is very important for rural Ireland. Yesterday's announcement was very unfortunate whereby two tenders were reduced to just one. Originally, there were three tenders but now we have only one. Broadband...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Process: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Feb 2018)

Tim Lombard: The debate has been very informative on both sides. We have heard from eminent people with great knowledge and from the Department whose officials have exceptional knowledge of the issue. It has been very helpful. The backlog has been the biggest issue the Department has homed in on. It has expressed the hope that most of these issues will be resolved in the very short term, not the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Process: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Feb 2018)

Tim Lombard: Dr. Beamish is correct. However, let us look at Teagasc model. Teagasc is a statutory body that advises the Department, but a farmer can bring his agricultural adviser from Teagasc to the appeals hearing. The crossover is not quite so drastic as Dr. Beamish is stating. I see a great similarity between the role of the BIM and Teagasc. I see it as something that needs to be looked at....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Process: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Feb 2018)

Tim Lombard: I think it is a space that could definitely could be looked at.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister to the House and acknowledge the importance of this Bill. The Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016 is very important and it deals with matters left over from the Mahon tribunal that must be addressed. Most of the issues have already been mentioned by Senators this afternoon but I have some comments. The first regards the timelines of county development and...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Tim Lombard: That is nearly two decades. How is inflation factored into that? There have been dramatic increases in local authority staffing, costs and everything else.The cheapest part of a planning application is probably the €62 a person pays to the local authority to go out and look at the site. What happens for that? A local engineer, a senior executive engineer, a local planner and...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (8 Feb 2018)

Tim Lombard: You are correct, a Chathaoirligh. I acknowledge the presence of the senior Minister this morning. It is a great honour to have him here. I compliment him on the good work he has done, in particular the work he is doing with the national planning framework in recent weeks and months. I tabled this Commencement debate on the Flemish decree made in 2013. It is a European Court of Justice...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (8 Feb 2018)

Tim Lombard: I was thinking as much. You have a great knowledge of it, a Chathaoirligh. I compliment the Minister on his comprehensive statement which hits all the key points. In particular, I welcome his determination that social and economic links will be very much a part of the national planning framework. That is a welcome statement from the Minister this morning. It provides the necessary...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2018)

Tim Lombard: If possible at some stage I would like a debate on Irish Water, in particular on where the Houses of the Oireachtas fall into the debate. This week I put down a Commencement matter about Belgooly water scheme. It was ruled out of order, and rightly so, because it was deemed inappropriate for the Minister to respond. There is no clinic in Leinster House at the moment for Irish Water....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Tim Lombard: This debacle has been ongoing since 2012. Announcements were made at that time and since. I thank the Minister for his comprehensive report to date, particularly to this committee. We have seen vast numbers being quoted, particularly in the 300,000 bracket, in the past few months. The figure issued by the Minister is 121,000, with an extra 11,000 that have not been included to date. Will...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Feb 2018)

Tim Lombard: I ask the Minister for Education and Skills to include the traditional trade of cooper in the list of apprenticeships for Ireland. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy John Halligan, to the Chamber. He is a man who has a great passion for apprenticeships. I note the announcement that 50,000 apprenticeship and training places will be brought before Government in 2020 via the new policy....

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Feb 2018)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister of State for his forthright remarks. He has been very helpful on this matter. I will definitely abide by his advice and we will work together. It is to be hoped we will be able to get some movement on this important issue.

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (21 Feb 2018)

Tim Lombard: I wish to take this opportunity to welcome the Minister of State to the House. I acknowledge his great efforts in what really is an important portfolio. The Minister of State has exceptional knowledge of these issues. Given that he comes from Athlone, he is familiar with the unfortunate issues there in recent years. One key issue we need to consider is climate change. That is one aspect...

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (21 Feb 2018)

Tim Lombard: Tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Feb 2018)

Tim Lombard: I wish to discuss mobile phone and broadband coverage in rural Ireland. A report was published yesterday morning by the Ministers at the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputies Denis Naughten and Seán Kyne, on the task force launched after the Government was formed to improve mobile phone coverage throughout Ireland. The task force brought together, for...