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Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

Tim Lombard: I seek clarity on section 85 agreements between local authorities, mainly relating to shared services. 25 May is D Day. The local elections will be over and we must ask how it will work in areas such as planning permission applications in the new districts. This is an important matter for everyday living so that people receive the services they seek, whether it is planning, housing or...

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

Tim Lombard: I was going to raise this issue in section 31 about planning permission levies and contribution levies. I am open to correction by Members in the House with greater knowledge than me, but these sections refer to development contributions. There are also special development contributions pertaining to sites. Special development contributions pertaining to sites are for special...

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

Tim Lombard: Cork went through an equalisation initiative five years ago. We equalised the town council rate base on the back of the local authority base, which was a significant body of work in which I was very much involved at the time. It meant we could move everyone to the same rate base. We have been stagnant, in many ways, regarding rate collections and those kinds of issues.The business...

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

Tim Lombard: There have been some very valuable contributions regarding LUTS, which worked very well in two iterations. CASP came afterwards and it worked exceptionally well. People have forgotten it now because they want to forget it in many ways. It opened a rail line from Cork to Midleton, the first rail line opened in over 100 years in Ireland. It was a significant development in a very unusual...

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

Tim Lombard: The issue of governance and how we can empower local authority members in this regard is important. I was a member of local authority when these audit reports came before it. We need to be looking at how we can empower councillors to have the ability to work through a process. It is unfair on local authority members, however, to expect them to scrutinise their chief executives. The Houses...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)

Tim Lombard: The Deputy should know-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)

Tim Lombard: The Deputy got a real insight that day down in Barryroe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)

Tim Lombard: EBI is a breeding format for cows.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)

Tim Lombard: The Deputy was told that in Barryroe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)

Tim Lombard: The Chairman is being tough on me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)

Tim Lombard: It is important that the witnesses are here this afternoon. I had the pleasure of spending a Friday afternoon at the MaREI Centre a few months ago. It was engaging and helpful. The witnesses bring a bit of clarity to major issues. I will just ask two short questions because the Chairman has put me under such time constraint. Where are we going with the carbon-storage model? I will be...

Seanad: Children's Digital Protection Bill 2018: Second Stage (12 Dec 2018)

Tim Lombard: There should be a quota.

Seanad: Children's Digital Protection Bill 2018: Second Stage (12 Dec 2018)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber. I may be wrong but I believe it is the first time he has been in the Chamber since his reappointment. Not only is he being welcomed as a Galway man but also in his current position. The Bill is very welcome. It is a significant statement by this House and a problem we need to acknowledge. There has been much talk in this space in the past...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)

Tim Lombard: I apologise for leaving earlier but I had to attend a vote in the Seanad. I welcome the departmental veterinary officials. I could declare a vested interest, but I will not. One of the key issues for the farming community, which I discussed approximately 12 months ago with Mr. Sheahan, is that the forum will use the ten-year history as a tool to get information out. The general farming...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)

Tim Lombard: I forgot to ask if the Department has noted an increase in the number of cases in some coastal districts. The map supplied is very broad. I am referring to areas like Courtmacsherry and Barryroe, which are within three miles of the sea and which seem to have a very high incidence of TB. Is it avian-based rather than being related to the badger population?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)

Tim Lombard: Is it 20 days?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)

Tim Lombard: One of the issues that I came across was the lack of capacity in the factories on certain occasions to take the animals. How many factories slaughter reactor animals? Is capacity an issue at times?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)

Tim Lombard: How many factories slaughter reactor animals?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc 2017 Annual Report: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)

Tim Lombard: I apologise I missed most of Professor Boyle’s presentation as I had to attend a vote. Will he comment on the financial trends he produced to the committee? Pensions seem to be a large part of this, accounting for €43 million. Where does he see that figure going and how much will it be? Does he feel, like many organisations do, that pensions will become a burden and affect...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Tourism Development (11 Dec 2018)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister of State and acknowledge that it is the first time he has come to the House to address us. In my Commencement matter I call on the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works to let us know whether he plans to develop Desmond Castle in Kinsale as an interpretative centre, given the national and international significance of the Battle of...