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Seanad: Telecommunications Services (Ducting and Cables) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Feb 2018)

Tim Lombard: I compliment the Minister of State on getting this important legislation through the Houses of the Oireachtas. This is an important step forward. I compliment the Minister of State and his staff on the amount of work and effort undertaken to ensure this has passed so quickly.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Authority Boundaries (27 Feb 2018)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy John Paul Phelan. I requested this Commencement debate to ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to outline the timelines for the publication of legislation to give effect to the proposed new local authority structures for local government in Cork. We have gone through a very deep process in Cork over the last two or three years...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Authority Boundaries (27 Feb 2018)

Tim Lombard: We might get it all sorted in one go, so we will have a crack at it. I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive response. Will he clarify the electoral boundaries issue again for me? I did not pick it up clearly. Is he proposing to seek submissions from April onwards with a view to the boundaries for the proposed new districts in Cork county being announced in June or July?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Authority Boundaries (27 Feb 2018)

Tim Lombard: That is a very positive step because that will give the prospective and sitting candidates a 12-month run-in.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Tim Lombard: I wish to acknowledge, as have many Members, the efforts made by communities in regard to the recent storm. Public services such as the Garda Síochána, Civil Defence and medical services did a fantastic job but in many ways communities rallied together to ensure older or younger people were safe, which must be acknowledged. I particularly acknowledge the farming community for...

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (Resumed) (8 Mar 2018)

Tim Lombard: I propose the suspension of the House until 2.30 p.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2018)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the announcement yesterday by the European Commission about the investment it proposes to put into Wi-Fi. It is proposing that free Wi-Fi would be available in public spaces and it has launched a new project where it is giving a €15,000 voucher to local authorities or local districts to provide free Wi-Fi in public spaces, such as public health centres, community centres and...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2018)

Tim Lombard: I wish to raise the issue of bus services in Ireland. We have put much investment into bus services and public transport but there are major anomalies in the system that must be examined. A key issue is bus fares, which I have been examining over the last few weeks. If one travels the 16 km from Carrigaline to Cork it will cost €4 but if one travels the 28 km from Kinsale to Cork it...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Tim Lombard: I wish to raise an issue that has emerged over the past few days. It concerns fodder on Irish farms. In particular, it has been raised over the past few months with regard to the north and west. With the long winter and exceptionally wet and turbulent weather conditions, there has been very poor grass growth and stocks of fodder have decreased dramatically over the past few weeks. Since...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (28 Mar 2018)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I would like to ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a comprehensive update on when a permanent structure for the gaelscoil in Kinsale will be built. The school has been working out of prefabs since 2003. In this day and age, that is totally unacceptable. The prefabs have deteriorated rapidly in the past two years. One of the prefabs...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (28 Mar 2018)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive response to the issue. He has exceptional knowledge of it based on his own experience in County Clare. I welcome the statement that departmental officials will meet the school authorities over the Easter period. That will be an important step forward. I welcome the meeting and, hopefully, the update will help to move the project forward.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (28 Mar 2018)

Tim Lombard: I wish to raise the shortage of home economic teachers in Ireland. Many schools have difficulties when they come to recruit home economics teachers. I have heard of situations where retired teachers have to come back into the system because we do not have the throughput of students studying home economics. St. Angela's College in Sligo is the main college for home economics. It has 80...

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2018)

Tim Lombard: This is my first time to speak on this issue. As those who know me will be aware, I have been very conflicted on this issue for an awful long time. I was a councillor in Cork three or four years ago when this issue was considered by a previous committee, which was chaired by Senator Buttimer. I listened to almost every word spoken during the committee's meetings. Last year, I spent most...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2018)

Tim Lombard: I wish to note the kind response to my family members coming to the House. I especially thank the Chair for acknowledging my aunt. I wish to raise the issue of the Wild Atlantic Way and its success. That infrastructure, starting in Kinsale and continuing all along the west coast, has been a fantastic success. As a consequence, the west coast and the southern region are alive with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Post-EU Council Meeting of Agriculture and Fisheries: Discussion (29 Mar 2018)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Creed, and acknowledge his report. The three topics on which he spoke are probably the three key issues for the farming sector currently. I will focus on the Mercosur deal and the current situation in that regard. We are in a troubling scenario in regard to this trade negotiation and there are many questions about it. There are several points on which I will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ongoing Fodder Crisis: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Apr 2018)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister. This is a very important and pertinent debate about the current fodder crisis in agriculture. As regards rainfall issues in my part of the world, Cork, there was four inches more rainfall at Cork Airport in the past six weeks than during the same period last year. When there is an extra 100 mm of rain in the ground, there are issues in terms of grazing and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ongoing Fodder Crisis: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Apr 2018)

Tim Lombard: I spoke too fast. Another issue is preparation for next year. We have depleted our resources. Every shed has been emptied in the past few weeks. We must start discussing preparation for next year. We must have a programme in place such that Teagasc can talk to farmers to ensure that enough resources are put in place. If there is another bad winter, we will have nothing in reserve. Next...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the guests and acknowledge their contributions so far. On 25 May, a significant milestone, not alone in Ireland but in Europe, will occur with the introduction of the general data protection regulation, GDPR. This will involve a considerable amount of work in how actual data will be protected. One significant point about this legislation concerns fines. In some cases, a fine...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Tim Lombard: Deputy Ryan will realise we are running tight on time and will do his best.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Tim Lombard: I suggest the Deputy puts those questions in writing. We are exceptionally tight.