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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...

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: 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: 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: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Ferry Services Provision (24 Sep 2019)

Tim Lombard: I welcome to Minister to the Chamber. Obviously he has been here before and it is great to be back in the old Chamber of the Seanad. I requested that the Minister attend today to discuss the national strategy of promoting viable trade routes between southern Ireland and the Continent, which is a major issue at the moment when Brexit is taken into consideration, and how connectivity and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Ferry Services Provision (24 Sep 2019)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive response on the issue of a strategy to ensure we have connectivity with the Continent from the southern Ireland region. It is about capacity, as the Minister mentioned clearly in his response. It is all about the capacity that will be provided, as well as the capacity that exists. Some of this capacity is currently coming through the Dublin Port...

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

Tim Lombard: The debate has been very interesting. I thank the council for its presentation, which was very informative. I wish to ask about when the council made the decision and about conflict of interest and how that was determined by the council. What protocols were in place for conflict of interest and are they in line with the 2005 Act, taking into consideration that a conflict of interest at...

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

Tim Lombard: Would he or she physically leave the meeting?

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

Tim Lombard: Is Ms Muldoon satisfied that, in regard to the December 2017 meeting and the subsequent meeting, all those conflicts of interest were dealt with appropriately?

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

Tim Lombard: It was declared, minuted and anyone who had a conflict of interest left the meeting. I understand Ms Muldoon was not at these meetings.

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

Tim Lombard: Is this meeting tomorrow a council meeting?

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

Tim Lombard: Which items are on the agenda?

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.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Lusitania Museum and Related Matters: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Tim Lombard: I am not a member of this committee, so I thank the Chairman for allowing me to address the meeting. I should warn the representatives that they are dealing with a man from St. Finbarr's, a Barrs' supporter, who has not been too fond of Courcey Rovers over the years. I am sure he will be impartial on this occasion. It is great to have the witnesses here. I know most of the team. They...