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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Report of the Agriculture Appeals Act Review Committee: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Tim Lombard: I apologise; I was called away to vote in the Seanad and my return was slightly delayed. I want to ask whether the appeals office received independent legal advice. Where does such advice come into play? Perhaps my question has been asked previously. From where does the appeals office get its legal advice? Does the same location provide legal advice to the Department of Agriculture,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Report of the Agriculture Appeals Act Review Committee: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Tim Lombard: Has that always been the way?

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2018)

Tim Lombard: I will follow on from the theme raised by Senator Conway on the issue we have with water restrictions. We have had an exceptionally dry period over the past four or five weeks and the knock-on effect of the dry period is that wells and water systems throughout Ireland are under pressure. In my part of the world places such as Nohoval and Robert's Cove are under pressure, as are major towns...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2018)

Tim Lombard: I want to raise an issue that I have previously raised in the Seanad. I refer to the decision by Norwegian Airlines not to progress with the winter service from Cork Airport to Providence in the USA this winter. The cessation of a transatlantic winter service is a huge issue in many ways, particularly when one wants balanced growth in a region. Originally the airline offered to provide the...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2018)

Tim Lombard: If would be helpful if we could do so because if we do not have balanced regional development and everything goes through Dublin, then regions like the south will not grow and will be grossly affected.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Tim Lombard: I wish to mention the new Rural Link programme that seeks to alleviate rural isolation, which has worked well for the past few months. The programme has joined towns and villages. People now have an opportunity to connect with their community, to shop locally and meet grocers, butchers or whoever. The service has now been expanded and a pilot programme, comprised of an extra 60 routes...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)

Tim Lombard: I wish to follow on from your comments, a Chathaoirligh, in welcoming the delegation from north Cork, Bart Donegan and his two daughters. I served with Bart on Cork County Council and his father, Mick Donegan, the girls' grandfather. He was a great patriot and a great person and I worked very well with him over the years. It is great to have them in the House. I raise the plight of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)

Tim Lombard: We need to consider how we are going to deal with the issue. Going forward, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine must be proactive in ensuring that winter fodder will be imported and be available. We must put a strategic plan in place now to ensure fodder comes into this country not in March or April of next year but before the winter begins.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2018)

Tim Lombard: Although I might be wrong, this Bill has been one of the most debated Bills to have gone through the Seanad over the past two and a half years. I and Senator Humphreys have clashed on different parts of it on numerous occasions. We have debated nearly every part of the Bill, be it the burning, the hedge-cutting or the canals. It is a bit unfortunate that Senator Humphreys now, at the 11th...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (11 Jul 2018)

Tim Lombard: What are we proposing in terms of further scrutiny?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Moderation of Violent and Harmful Content on the Facebook Platform: Discussion (1 Aug 2018)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the representatives of Facebook to today's hearing. At their previous appearance a few months ago, I asked a question about hate speech on social media platforms. I acknowledge the written response I received indicating that 3,000 staff had been added to the community operations team, bringing the total number to approximately 7,500. Ms Sweeney referred to a figure of 20,000...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Moderation of Violent and Harmful Content on the Facebook Platform: Discussion (1 Aug 2018)

Tim Lombard: Could I also get answers in respect of the matters I raised?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Moderation of Violent and Harmful Content on the Facebook Platform: Discussion (1 Aug 2018)

Tim Lombard: The more news Facebook makes and the higher its media profile, the better it is for its profits. The vice president of Facebook made a very brash statement a few years ago, which I understand is still live and has not been taken down. It is a little bizarre that despite that the company having disassociated itself from the statement, that post remains online. Is it a case of there being no...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Moderation of Violent and Harmful Content on the Facebook Platform: Discussion (1 Aug 2018)

Tim Lombard: The point I am making is that the more regulation that is put in place, the less profitable Facebook will be. Is the company conscious of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Climate Change Advisory Council (12 Sep 2018)

Tim Lombard: I realise I am the last contributor so I will try to be as brief as possible. Many of the issues have been covered. I will begin on agricultural issues. There has been discussion of forestry and its potential impact, in particular on rural communities in certain parts of the country. The Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Pat Deering, stated that if every...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Climate Change Advisory Council (12 Sep 2018)

Tim Lombard: Where does incineration fit into the entire model of decarbonisation? Are we proposing that incineration be part of that model? Are we looking at that as a progressive model we can use to generate energy for the grid or are we of the view that we should shy away from incineration due to environmental issues?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Environmental Pillar (12 Sep 2018)

Tim Lombard: I acknowledge the evidence the witnesses provided. Both sessions have been very informative and it has been extremely helpful for members to get the required information. I want to start by asking about the agricultural sector and where we believe it is going to go, not just in Ireland but globally. By 2050, the date we are all talking about, there are expected to be two billion more people...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Sep 2018)

Tim Lombard: I welcome our distinguished guests in the Gallery, the chairperson of Monaghan County Council, Councillor David Maxwell.He and his family are more than welcome. It is great to see him here and I hope he enjoys his trip. I raise the issue of school transport, which is one of the key issues in my part of the world, as, in many way, is the lack of changes in the structure itself. There was a...

Seanad: Post Office Closures: Motion (19 Sep 2018)

Tim Lombard: I move amendment No. 1:To delete all words after “Seanad Éireann:” and substitute the following: “recognising that: - post offices provide crucial economic, administrative and social services to communities all around Ireland, especially to those in rural and isolated areas; - technological and societal changes have presented significant challenges to the existing...

Seanad: Post Office Closures: Motion (19 Sep 2018)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister to the House. It is a very important debate about rural Ireland, rural post offices and where the service is going. It is important for us to acknowledge where we have come from. It was only a few months ago that we had to increase the price of stamps and put a new regime in place to safeguard An Post. An Post was five months away from going under. It provides a...