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

Tim Lombard: I ask the Senator to respect the Chair.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (7 Feb 2019)

Tim Lombard: The Minister of State please, without interruption. Please respect the Chair.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Feb 2019)

Tim Lombard: I raise the issue of the proposed new local authority boundaries in Cork. The boundaries in question were finalised via legislation passed by the Oireachtas in recent weeks. One of the provisions in that legislation stipulates that plebiscites in respect of directly-elected mayors for Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford be held. I think that is a positive step, but the information...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Feb 2019)

Tim Lombard: We did. We need to consider the establishment of a referendum commission. There is a vacuum and we need to fill it with information.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Feb 2019)

Tim Lombard: I put it to the Leader that we need to have a debate on such information might be provided. He is very much aware of the issues on the ground. I am of the view that we need to start discussing the spread of false information and that we need to start informing the public. When they vote on 14 May, they will voting on very significant issues. Not only will they be voting in the European...

Seanad: Loneliness Task Force Report: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Tim Lombard: We are very much caught for time. We have four minutes. Did Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell want to speak on this?

Seanad: Loneliness Task Force Report: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Tim Lombard: The Senator has four minutes. The Minister of State has to begin by 5.39 p.m.

Seanad: Loneliness Task Force Report: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Tim Lombard: Yes. We have four minutes to share between the Senator and Senator Reilly.

Seanad: Loneliness Task Force Report: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Tim Lombard: No.

Seanad: Loneliness Task Force Report: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Tim Lombard: The Senators will have two minutes each in that case.

Seanad: Loneliness Task Force Report: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Tim Lombard: Senator Reilly has two minutes.

Seanad: Loneliness Task Force Report: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Tim Lombard: Before I call the Minister of State, I acknowledge our distinguished guests from the Ancient Order of Hibernians in the Visitors Gallery. I welcome them and hope they will enjoy their visit to Ireland.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Second Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Tim Lombard: It is the Minister, Deputy Flanagan.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Second Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Tim Lombard: Senator Boyhan is next but would the Minister like to come back in? Then Senator Warfield.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Second Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Tim Lombard: We can give the floor to Senator Boyhan if the Minister can wait.

Seanad: Progress in Relation to Climate Change: Statements (14 Feb 2019)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister to the Chamber. This is a very important topic not only for the agriculture community but for society itself. This debate is very welcome. As Senator Marshall just mentioned, the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Action is doing extraordinary work going through the various scenarios and where agriculture fits into them. I note that several members of the...

Seanad: Progress in Relation to Climate Change: Statements (14 Feb 2019)

Tim Lombard: At 2.30 p.m. next Tuesday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment (19 Feb 2019)

Tim Lombard: I want to acknowledge and welcome the Minister. This was always going to be the great imponderable question, namely how we will work the single electricity market in the case of Brexit or even a hard Brexit and it is very welcome for us to be teasing out these issues. The Minister did mention that there was no issue on oil in particular and that we have sufficient supplies of oil. On the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Tim Lombard: I wish to raise the issue of the future of the beef industry, a topic I have raised previously. There has been great upset and turmoil in the industry in the past six to eight months. Since Christmas, in particular, there has not been a major increase in price. That has been a major issue throughout rural Ireland. The key reason there has been no increase in price is the large number of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Derelict Sites (26 Feb 2019)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber and ask him to outline the role local authorities play in addressing public health concerns arising from dereliction of privately owned buildings. Dereliction of urban areas is an issue we all need to address. The local authorities play a key role in this. Local government is a very important part of our community. It is in charge of roads,...