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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation on Nature Restoration: European Commission (18 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: There is a connection issue with the witness. We will suspend.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation on Nature Restoration: European Commission (18 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: As a pro-European politician, is Dr. Delgado Rosa worried about how the European Union will be judged on this proposal, particularly in rural parts of Ireland, and whether this regulation might inflame certain political codes regarding where the European project is going? Has he looked into it or is he concerned about where this proposal could go with regard to the European project, which is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation on Nature Restoration: European Commission (18 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: I thank the director and his staff for the very informative discussion over the last two hours. It has been very informative for members of the committee. This is a debate that will continue at a later day. I thank the director very much for dialling in. It has been a good opportunity to discuss a very important issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation on Nature Restoration: European Commission (18 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: On behalf of the committee, I thank the director and his staff for their contributions this evening. The meeting will now conclude. The next meeting will be held in public on Wednesday, 25 January 2023, at 5.30 p.m. The agenda will be to examine forestry policy and strategy. As there is no other business, the meeting stands adjourned.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation on Nature Restoration: European Commission (18 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: Before the director leaves, I have two minor comments which he might respond to if he possibly could. We have several targets, some of which arise from the regulations the director has brought forward. The afforestation targets are very important for us. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine famously said in recent months that the 8,000 ha per year will be a very challenging...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Provision (25 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: The Minister of State is more than welcome. I have a Commencement matter about the ophthalmology services in the Cork-Kerry region. I am looking for an update on the proposed theatres in the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital and the proposed outpatients department in Ballincollig. The ophthalmology services in our region have, unfortunately, been poor for a considerable time....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Provision (25 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: It is positive news to think we are probably eight weeks away from having the surgeon that is required to have these two theatres up and running. This issue has been around since 2017, as the Minister of State said. To think we are coming to the endgame is important. The endgame is that we have a date and a time. We have the infrastructure and now we have a date on which it is going to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: I want to acknowledge the Leader's good news and congratulate her. I myself was not aware of it until a few minutes ago. A Chathaoirligh, I would like to acknowledge your rise to the position of Chair. I am delighted for you and your family. You will be an excellent Chair over the next two years. I say "Well done" to Senator Buttimer. I would like to have a debate in the next few weeks...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: In May 2021, there was a cyberattack on our health service. Letters to the many people affected by it have landed in west Cork in recent days. Their data, including telephone numbers, email addresses and other contact details, have been compromised. The letters are only being sent to these people 19 or 20 months after the cyberattack. There needs to be a significant campaign by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister and the Minister of State. An awful lot has been discussed. Can I get a sense of the Minister's thoughts about the programme he has announced? There are some quite amazing figures in the Minister's opening statement. The Minister is saying that a national target of 450,000 ha of new forests by 2050 is proposed. That is a significant figure. The Minister is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: They are amazing figures.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: Regarding the Gresham House deal and the Minister's statement to the committee, would he be confident that similar deals now will not be looked at by Coillte? Will they move away from new proposals in this manner and stick to what the Minister is proposing, which is the involvement of the Minister on behalf of the State or the involvement of private landowners? Is the Minister hopeful or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: It is still an independent body.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: This debate has fuelled a view of people wanting to get involved in this sector. It has been a positive debate. It has not been a negative debate in many regards but it has broadened out. This debate has moved away from landowners and farmers only. The general public want to have a say and want to have an active role in the forestry that we have talked about in the context of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: I would like to raise the issue of how we are going to use our Goverment assets appropriately when it comes to the OPW, in particular. I was in Kinsale at the weekend. The town is a jewel with so much going for it. The number of OPW properties and assets there is enormous. We have James Fort, Desmond Castle and the Battle of Kinsale site, as well as other OPW properties throughout the...

Seanad: UL Hospitals Group: Motion (1 Feb 2023)

Tim Lombard: The Minister is more than welcome. We are having a very interesting debate about the UL Hospitals Group and where matters stand. The first line of the motion is really important. It is amazing that €24 billion is being spent on health. That is the core issue: we are now putting as much money as is required into the health service. I will speak openly about what we have in my part...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)

Tim Lombard: I would like to bring the attention of the Cathaoirleach to an important issue. We have had a huge debate the House over the past three or four months about school transportation. We can fight about the rights and wrongs of the school transport scheme over the past few months, but we need to make sure that the review of the scheme that started two years ago is published.It will be April in...

Seanad: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Second Stage (8 Feb 2023)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the legislation that has been published, which is very important. The general public is looking in on the debate and people are looking for accountability within the banking sector itself. They will ask questions such as who the banking system is. The traditional bank manager in branches no longer exists. Technically, call centres have replaced them. If a person applies for a...

Seanad: National Forestry Fund: Motion (8 Feb 2023)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister of State. I acknowledge, first, the members of the agriculture committee who are present. We all have our strengths and weaknesses but the committee works well. A lot of its members are in the House tonight. This is a good debate and comes out of our debate on the previous fund proposed by Coillte, and the knock-on debate about our forestry programme in society . It...