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Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: A Leas-Chathaoirligh, this is absolutely outrageous. I have the floor and I cannot even speak because I am speaking the truth but the Senator does not want to hear the truth.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: This is about trying to ensure that we can get everyone on the same page. Obviously, Sinn Féin does not want to get on the same page. Sinn Féin wants to play small-time politics instead of putting the national question first. That is a real issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: We have really seen what they are about this morning. They will talk the talk but they will not walk the walk, and that is pitiful. In fact, it is disgraceful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Business of Joint Committee (14 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: As stated by the Minister, Deputy Bruton, in the significant speech he made on this issue, we need to push ourselves. The Department needs to push forward on this issue. I draw the attention of members' to the text of that speech.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Business of Joint Committee (14 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: Yes, in Dublin Castle a few days ago.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Business of Joint Committee (14 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: Exactly. That is the type of vision we need to have in our report. I would have no issue with asking the Secretaries General to come up with what they believe is their remit regarding how they can push the meeting of the targets. We need to push the Departments to come up with solutions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the two Secretaries General to these very important hearings. My first question is for Mr. Moran. What is his view of the taxation system? Does he believe there are environmental goals attached to it? Do we have the vision to move to a low-carbon economy? In other words, what major changes are required in current policy to ensure we can make it more proactive? Do we have that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: I cannot ask Mr. Watt to speak on behalf of individual Departments, but I would like to know whether he believes a vision of procurement that involves taking a longer view, rather than focusing on the cheapest price, has taken hold across the Government as a whole. Is such an ethos apparent across Departments? If not, how much change is required to bring it about?

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: We need to have a real debate this afternoon about what the State can do regarding community events and centres. The State is probably the largest landowner in the country, whether the Office of Public Works, the HSE, An Garda Síochána or schools. The amount of properties these organisations own in every town and village in Ireland is phenomenal. The use of these properties is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Implications of Brexit for Agriculture Sector: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: I congratulate the witnesses for their presentations. It is amazing how things can move on; when they began their presentation there was no movement and now there is significant movement. We could be out of date by the time we leave the room after the meeting. The direction in which Brexit would go has been the topic of concern for businesses and communities for the last two and a half...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: I will not enter the debate on what time we should adjourn. That has been debated at length by so many other Senators this morning and this afternoon. I bring to the attention of the House a significant development that has happened in the last 48 hours in my part of the world in Cork. Amazingly, we have a major hospital in Cork University Hospital, CUH, but since 2003 we have no helipad....

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Respite Care Services Provision (7 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister of State. I wish to raise the issue of respite care services, especially those located in my part of the world. I am sure the Minister of State is very much aware of the matter to which I am about to refer. The lack of respite services is an issue that has dogged our communities and society for a long time. At the beginning of the recession and under another...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Respite Care Services Provision (7 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister of State for his response, but I am quite disappointed. I am looking for a vision for the building. Previously, it was open for six to eight months of the year. Now it is being limited to opening during the summer months. We need to work with the structures and buildings that are in place. The Minister of State referred to an issue regarding heating or...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: I raise the issue of bus services and a national policy regarding Bus Éireann and the privatisation of some services.  In some areas, fares are extraordinary.  For example, one can travel from Ballincollig or Carrigaline to Cork city for €1; it is a fantastic service.  The Cathaoirleach knows Skibbereen better than I do.  A return trip from Skibbereen to Cork...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: The Bill brought forward by my colleague from Cork is very important. Deputy Ó Laoghaire certainly has his finger on the pulse. The issue of definition will be the deciding factor in the context of the Bill and we will need to see the Deputy's work on that aspect at some point. The criteria are very important and, while he provided a brief outline, I would welcome the text when it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Nov 2018)

Tim Lombard: I am still working on that.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Recycling Policy (24 Oct 2018)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Cathaoirleach for the opportunity to raise this issue. I am asking the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to increase funding for, and the number of, collection centres for agricultural tyre recycling. This follows on from the announcement last September of four locations nationwide for agricultural tyres to be collected. The four locations were...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Recycling Policy (24 Oct 2018)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive response. The success of the scheme is the issue. It has been a great success. The Minister of State has mentioned a figure of 4,253 tonnes of tyres being collected in the four centres. That is an indication of how successful the scheme has been, but it also proves that there is a huge appetite among farmers to ensure they can apply for...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Recycling Policy (24 Oct 2018)

Tim Lombard: Very well said.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Recycling Policy (24 Oct 2018)

Tim Lombard: Hours.