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Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2018)

Tim Lombard: I want to wish everyone a happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year. It has been a very positive year so far, and hopefully we can end it on a positive note. My colleague, Senator Kieran O'Donnell, made an interesting point about climate change and where we are going with that. I am a member of the Joint Committee on Climate Action which will publish a report on that issue by the end of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Ferry Services Provision (23 Jan 2019)

Tim Lombard: This morning I put down a Commencement matter for the attention of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. In light of Irish Ferries' plan to reduce its services through Rosslare Europort I ask the Minister to clarify the national strategy to promote the viability of trade routes between southern Ireland and the Continent. I welcome the Minister to the Chamber. It is an important...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Ferry Services Provision (23 Jan 2019)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive response on the state of our shipping industry and how we are supporting the market. From my point of view it is about creating access, particularly from the southern half of Ireland. I mentioned Cork Port in 2012. I saw the results in 2012 when we lost that ferry. I saw what it did to our industries, whether it was haulage or tourism. There is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Jan 2019)

Tim Lombard: I wish to raise the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill which we passed in this House, on 10 October 2018. It is important legislation that will hopefully change our outlook on alcohol. I raise the issue in light of statements that have been made in the press in recent days regarding taxi loads of students and others turning up at early houses in Cork city at 7 a.m. It is a an issue at the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2019)

Tim Lombard: I was not going to mention the pharmacy issue but it is an important one and a debate in the House on it is pertinent. I will raise an issue the Cathaoirleach is very much aware of, particularly in our part of the world, namely, the crisis in the beef industry. The weekly kill has gone from over 40,000 head of cattle before Christmas to 36,000 last week. We have a significant crisis of...

Seanad: Climate Action: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister and the officials to the House. This is a very important debate which falls into the approach we have taken on this issue, in particular in recent months. I must reference the Joint Committee on Climate Action which has been working diligently for the past two and a half months. The next three weeks will be very important for that committee. Several Members of this...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jan 2019)

Tim Lombard: I thought the Cathaoirleach had forgotten me and that it was a Corkonian thing.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jan 2019)

Tim Lombard: I would like to comment on the legislation passed by the Houses last week on the new arrangements regarding local government in the city and county of Cork. The Act has been signed into law. On 4 June 2019, the boundaries of Cork City Council will be extended to cover a major portion of the county's population, perhaps as many as 80,000 people. The city council will assume responsibility...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jan 2019)

Tim Lombard: I welcome and acknowledge the representatives from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The live export trade is a very important leg of our beef industry. In my part of the world the black and white calf is the big name of the game. Bandon Mart, which is only a few miles away from me, is now proposing to have two sale days, which has never been heard of. They are talking...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jan 2019)

Tim Lombard: How many ferry companies are there in this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jan 2019)

Tim Lombard: I want to follow on briefly from the comment made on Brexit and the UK market. There is a significant market in the United Kingdom for breeding dairy stock, in the southern part in particular. It depends on currency exchange rates. There might be nothing one year and a big fluctuation the next. On moving in-calf heifers and dairy stock to the United Kingdom, what will the impact of Brexit...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (30 Jan 2019)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister of State and realise the Minister for Education and Skills unfortunately cannot be here due to issues in Donegal. He made contact about it last night, in fairness. I am calling for an update regarding the purchase of a site for a Gaelscoil in Kinsale. The Gaelscoil has been a unique and thriving part of our community for 11 years, during which, unfortunately, it has...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (30 Jan 2019)

Tim Lombard: The Minister of State has updated us on the information that is in the public domain. Moving forward, it is about trying to get the contracts that have been with the Chief State Solicitor's office since last October signed. We have lost three or four months and we need to get movement on this issue. I ask the Minister of State to make representations to the Chief State Solicitor's office...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2019)

Tim Lombard: This morning I speak with frustration. It is a beautiful morning in Dublin, but there was a dusting of snow in Cork, as a result of which we experienced two and a half hour delays to get into the city from Bandon and Kinsale. Where is the winter maintenance plan? There was a major snow event last year, from which it seems we learned nothing. We are moving from January into February and...

Seanad: Community and Rural Support Schemes: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development, Deputy Seán Canney, to the House.

Seanad: Community and Rural Support Schemes: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I was with him on Sherkin Island the day before he was appointed. He was very much involved in this space before he became a Minister. He has knowledge of this issue, his heart is in it and he understands it. He gave a wonderful presentation this afternoon which explained all 18 schemes in which his Department is active. I will focus on two....

Seanad: Community and Rural Support Schemes: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Tim Lombard: The second scheme I will focus on is the seniors alert scheme, which is unique. This is a game changer. It will change the quality of life of people in their homes by giving security to them. The household benefits package provides free travel and free electricity units, and it may even include free telephone rental now. The seniors alert scheme should be under the package as well and we...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (7 Feb 2019)

Tim Lombard: It is great to have the Minister of State, Deputy English, here to respond to this matter which relates to the Minister with responsibility for local government investigating the option of developing an affordable housing scheme in Kinsale on lands that are in the ownership of Cork County Council. The Minister of State has a connection to Kinsale and will know that it is a thriving town that...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (7 Feb 2019)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister of State for his response, which was very informative. I welcome the announcement of a second round of funding to service sites for affordable housing. That will give the opportunity for sites in Carrigaline, Kinsale and Clonakilty to be brought back into the system. That is what I wanted to hear this morning. I am glad the scheme will be reopened and other sites will...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (7 Feb 2019)

Tim Lombard: The Minister of State is more than welcome.