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Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: I will not enter the debate on what time we should adjourn. That has been debated at length by so many other Senators this morning and this afternoon. I bring to the attention of the House a significant development that has happened in the last 48 hours in my part of the world in Cork. Amazingly, we have a major hospital in Cork University Hospital, CUH, but since 2003 we have no helipad....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Implications of Brexit for Agriculture Sector: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: I congratulate the witnesses for their presentations. It is amazing how things can move on; when they began their presentation there was no movement and now there is significant movement. We could be out of date by the time we leave the room after the meeting. The direction in which Brexit would go has been the topic of concern for businesses and communities for the last two and a half...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: We need to have a real debate this afternoon about what the State can do regarding community events and centres. The State is probably the largest landowner in the country, whether the Office of Public Works, the HSE, An Garda Síochána or schools. The amount of properties these organisations own in every town and village in Ireland is phenomenal. The use of these properties is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Business of Joint Committee (14 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: As stated by the Minister, Deputy Bruton, in the significant speech he made on this issue, we need to push ourselves. The Department needs to push forward on this issue. I draw the attention of members' to the text of that speech.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Business of Joint Committee (14 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: Yes, in Dublin Castle a few days ago.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Business of Joint Committee (14 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: Exactly. That is the type of vision we need to have in our report. I would have no issue with asking the Secretaries General to come up with what they believe is their remit regarding how they can push the meeting of the targets. We need to push the Departments to come up with solutions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the two Secretaries General to these very important hearings. My first question is for Mr. Moran. What is his view of the taxation system? Does he believe there are environmental goals attached to it? Do we have the vision to move to a low-carbon economy? In other words, what major changes are required in current policy to ensure we can make it more proactive? Do we have that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: I cannot ask Mr. Watt to speak on behalf of individual Departments, but I would like to know whether he believes a vision of procurement that involves taking a longer view, rather than focusing on the cheapest price, has taken hold across the Government as a whole. Is such an ethos apparent across Departments? If not, how much change is required to bring it about?

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: Given the day that is in it I believe it is important that I should echo the comments made by several Members regarding the Brexit negotiations and where we have moved in recent weeks. Any Brexit is a bad Brexit for Ireland but the deal we managed to hammer out in the past six or eight months represents an important step forward. Yesterday was an important day for us as a State and as a...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: It could be one vote.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: It could be one vote. That is the important thing.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: This is an important vote for Ireland. It is one of the most important votes we could argue in 100 years. If we lost it by one vote, it would be a tragedy. There is a responsibility on those-----

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: I must have hit a nerve, because Sinn Féin people do not like hearing the truth. This is about one vote.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: This is about ensuring that we can get this deal. If this deal fails by one vote, it is the responsibility of someone.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: A Leas-Chathaoirligh, this is absolutely outrageous. I have the floor and I cannot even speak because I am speaking the truth but the Senator does not want to hear the truth.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: This is about trying to ensure that we can get everyone on the same page. Obviously, Sinn Féin does not want to get on the same page. Sinn Féin wants to play small-time politics instead of putting the national question first. That is a real issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: We have really seen what they are about this morning. They will talk the talk but they will not walk the walk, and that is pitiful. In fact, it is disgraceful.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Work Permits Eligibility (22 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: The Minister is more than welcome. My matter relates to the atypical work permits granted in the fishing industry and whether they may be extended for a longer period. The more I researched the atypical work permit I found that it is an unusual work permit in many ways. We have ten different types work permits, one of which seems to be sitting in the Minister's Department. It is a bit of...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Work Permits Eligibility (22 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive reply. The information provided is very helpful. The core issue I tried to articulate relates to a situation whereby a vessel owner might have an employment contract for 24 months, which is over 12 months, and whether the visa could follow that. The other issue is the legal cost attached, which does not pertain to other work permits. This is a...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: Hear, hear.