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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Council of Ireland Report: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Tim Lombard: My question relates to the 2005 Act. Many commentators have noted that it is silent on several major issues, including ownership. I am somewhat surprised, therefore, by the delegates' view that it does not need to be reviewed or amended. Was a decision taken by the council that the 2005 Act is sustainable into the future or has there been much debate about it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Council of Ireland Report: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Tim Lombard: Has the issue been debated at a high level in recent months and years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Council of Ireland Report: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Tim Lombard: My question relates to the Act in general.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (26 Sep 2019)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister. This matter relates to the inclusion of underpasses in the targeted agriculture modernisation scheme, TAMS. The latter, which was launched in June 2015, is a unique scheme with a budget of over €400 million to fund farm investment. There are six priorities attached to the scheme and all have been very successful. However, the priorities at farm gate have...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (26 Sep 2019)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister for his very comprehensive response. It is probably not an issue for TAMS II but it is one that we have to consider in the future. When TAMS was announced in 2015 the low emissions spreading was not taken up by farmers but it is the biggest issue they talk about at the farm gate now. It is amazing how priorities change over the lifetime of a scheme. I am sure the new...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Tim Lombard: I raise this morning the proposal of the Garda Commissioner to reconstruct Garda divisions. This is an issue that is close to my heart. In my part of the world, this would mean joining together the divisions in west and north Cork. The west Cork vision is based in Bandon and the north Cork division is based in Fermoy. It is proposed to merge the two divisions and base the new division in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Oct 2019)

Tim Lombard: I follow on from Senator Conway's theme by raising the matter of the impending storm coming towards us. I ask for the Leader's indulgence to inform and work with me on a practical issue. Applications for the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, TAMS, which is important, will close on Friday.Teagasc has informed everyone who has made appointments on Thursday and Friday in the six...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wild Atlantic Way Project (3 Oct 2019)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister of State. I was going to table a Commencement matter to ask the Minister to inform me of all of the successful sports capital grant applications in west Cork, but I am sure he would shy away from informing me about them. Instead, I am seeking an update on the review of the Wild Atlantic Way and the potential inclusion in it of Union Hall. In July 2017 I had the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wild Atlantic Way Project (3 Oct 2019)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister of State for his kind comments, particularly about Cork football. The draft being given to the local authorities is a great step forward. I was hoping to hear the draft was going to be given to the local authorities in County Cork and that there would be consultation with local communities and councillors, in particular. That is the step we require. We will just have...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Oct 2019)

Tim Lombard: I wish to comment on two recent issues. First, the Celtic interconnector is a game changer. The Government has received significant moneys from the European Union for this major piece of infrastructure. It is a €1 billion project and more than half of the money is coming from the European Union. It will give us the interconnector we require to connect to the Continent and will have...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (10 Oct 2019)

Tim Lombard: In the absence of Senator Devine, who tabled this Commencement matter, the House will stand suspended until 11.30 a.m.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Oct 2019)

Tim Lombard: This week is dyslexic awareness week. In the audiovisual room yesterday, the Dyslexic Association of Ireland gave a very detailed presentation of the issues and struggles for dyslexic people. It brought up some very interesting figures. One in ten people in Ireland is dyslexic, which equates to around 920,000 people. We need strategies to include that cohort of society in programmes to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland's Vision 2050: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Tim Lombard: I welcome our guests. I return to the matter of CCS. Many members sat on the Joint Committee on Climate Action. CCS was discussed in detail and we heard a slightly different version of how CCS fitted into the pyramid. While I was pushing a point, the guests appearing before that committee raised the issue of how we needed to change how we generate electricity, and many other issues,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland's Vision 2050: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Tim Lombard: What is the timeline to lift the infrastructure from the seabed? Will it take a decade to do it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland's Vision 2050: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Tim Lombard: A project happened in conjunction with the chamber of commerce in Cork last March that involved the first ever bus to use biomethane, a form of biogas, other than compressed natural gas. The city of Cork is so compact and, given its bus infrastructure, would be the perfect option for a pilot project to run a bus network using compressed natural gas. The chamber of commerce has consistently...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2019)

Tim Lombard: I raise the issue of An Post's policy of replacing post offices when a postmaster dies. There is an issue in my part of the world. Applications closed last Friday for a post office in Belgooly, County Cork. The remuneration being offered to the replacement postmaster is €27,000, and that is to open throughout lunch hour and to open five days a week. Getting somebody to fill that...

Seanad: Sustainable Tourism: Statements (16 Oct 2019)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber. I want to discuss with him the initiative his Department has driven in recent years regarding food tourism. I am talking mainly about the Taste of West Cork and the great success this has been. There is great and wonderful opportunity for us to promote what we have on the island, and food is a major part of that. More can be done in this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Change Advisory Council Annual Review 2019: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Tim Lombard: I will be brief, as most of my comments have already been made. What is Professor FitzGerald's view of the dairy industry? He mentioned where he thought it would go and the most appropriate way it could develop over the next decade. It will probably be one of the key issues for the question of affordability. Consider what the commodity market is doing in terms of farming. Given...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Autism Support Services (22 Oct 2019)

Tim Lombard: I also welcome the Minister of State. The purpose of this matter is to seek that the Minister for Education and Skills provide an update on the proposal by fee-paying schools to waive their fees for students wishing to attend State-funded autism spectrum disorder, ASD, units in their complexes. This is about inclusion and ensuring that people have the same opportunities for education,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Autism Support Services (22 Oct 2019)

Tim Lombard: I acknowledge the Minister of State's recognition of the issue, particularly regarding Bandon grammar school. The trustees of that school have stated that there will be no fees for any student who attends the unit. Reference is made to being open to all and that is exactly what the trustees have done in stating that no fee will be applicable. Taking the sustainability issue into account,...