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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Moderation of Violent and Harmful Content on the Facebook Platform: Discussion (1 Aug 2018)

Tim Lombard: The point I am making is that the more regulation that is put in place, the less profitable Facebook will be. Is the company conscious of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (11 Jul 2018)

Tim Lombard: What are we proposing in terms of further scrutiny?

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)

Tim Lombard: I wish to follow on from your comments, a Chathaoirligh, in welcoming the delegation from north Cork, Bart Donegan and his two daughters. I served with Bart on Cork County Council and his father, Mick Donegan, the girls' grandfather. He was a great patriot and a great person and I worked very well with him over the years. It is great to have them in the House. I raise the plight of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)

Tim Lombard: We need to consider how we are going to deal with the issue. Going forward, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine must be proactive in ensuring that winter fodder will be imported and be available. We must put a strategic plan in place now to ensure fodder comes into this country not in March or April of next year but before the winter begins.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2018)

Tim Lombard: Although I might be wrong, this Bill has been one of the most debated Bills to have gone through the Seanad over the past two and a half years. I and Senator Humphreys have clashed on different parts of it on numerous occasions. We have debated nearly every part of the Bill, be it the burning, the hedge-cutting or the canals. It is a bit unfortunate that Senator Humphreys now, at the 11th...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Tim Lombard: I wish to mention the new Rural Link programme that seeks to alleviate rural isolation, which has worked well for the past few months. The programme has joined towns and villages. People now have an opportunity to connect with their community, to shop locally and meet grocers, butchers or whoever. The service has now been expanded and a pilot programme, comprised of an extra 60 routes...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2018)

Tim Lombard: I want to raise an issue that I have previously raised in the Seanad. I refer to the decision by Norwegian Airlines not to progress with the winter service from Cork Airport to Providence in the USA this winter. The cessation of a transatlantic winter service is a huge issue in many ways, particularly when one wants balanced growth in a region. Originally the airline offered to provide the...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2018)

Tim Lombard: If would be helpful if we could do so because if we do not have balanced regional development and everything goes through Dublin, then regions like the south will not grow and will be grossly affected.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2018)

Tim Lombard: I will follow on from the theme raised by Senator Conway on the issue we have with water restrictions. We have had an exceptionally dry period over the past four or five weeks and the knock-on effect of the dry period is that wells and water systems throughout Ireland are under pressure. In my part of the world places such as Nohoval and Robert's Cove are under pressure, as are major towns...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Report of the Agriculture Appeals Act Review Committee: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Tim Lombard: I apologise; I was called away to vote in the Seanad and my return was slightly delayed. I want to ask whether the appeals office received independent legal advice. Where does such advice come into play? Perhaps my question has been asked previously. From where does the appeals office get its legal advice? Does the same location provide legal advice to the Department of Agriculture,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Report of the Agriculture Appeals Act Review Committee: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Tim Lombard: Has that always been the way?

Seanad: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2018)

Tim Lombard: Next Tuesday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (26 Jun 2018)

Tim Lombard: As much has been said, I will not keep the delegates long. According to Mr. Gleeson's presentation, the average payment was to be 60% and could increase to 75%. Realistically, will the actual payments decrease to a base payment per hectare? Will the Department propose that the payments be lower than 75%, given that the budget will be decreasing? Instead of increasing, the figure will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (26 Jun 2018)

Tim Lombard: I get the impression that Mr. Gleeson thinks this system is very good.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Agriculture Industry (26 Jun 2018)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister and acknowledge his presence. I ask that his Department develop a long-term strategy to ensure the sustainability and resilience of the agricultural sector during and after periods of extreme weather. It has been both an unfortunate and amazing year if one takes into consideration what has occurred in the past eight or nine months. We started off with Storm Ophelia....

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Agriculture Industry (26 Jun 2018)

Tim Lombard: I wish to thank the Minister for his very comprehensive answer to the question. I welcome that he is launching today in Grange the beef survey regarding fodder supplies, which is a very positive step.Obviously, the dairy industry would need something similar to be launched and I am sure the Minister will announce that in due course. Those are the key issues. We need to balance our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Exploration, Energy Supply and Energy Security: Discussion (26 Jun 2018)

Tim Lombard: I will be brief as most of the important questions have been aired. I welcome Mr. Gould and thank him for his presentation. Could I ask him about the scenario on renewables and where they fit in. I refer to low-carbon renewables. Where does the witness see wave energy coming into the scenario for renewables? What would his projection be in the future with the costing of wave energy given...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Maternity Services Provision (30 May 2018)

Tim Lombard: The gynaecological waiting times in the maternity hospital in Cork have been an issue for the past few years and I have been involved in trying to reduce the waiting list for these services. The Cork University Maternity Hospital, CUMH, which was established ten years ago, is a conglomeration of three maternity hospitals, namely, the Bon Secours maternity unit, St. Finbarr's Maternity...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Maternity Services Provision (30 May 2018)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister of State for her response. As she said, there has been a reduction in the waiting lists. I went through how it has been done. Cases were outsourced to the Mater Hospital and the Bon Secours Hospital, and other initiatives were involved. More than 3,600 women are still on the waiting list. It is a frightening figure in many ways. My main concern is that a theatre...

Seanad: Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 May 2018)

Tim Lombard: From the Government side I acknowledge the work that has been done by the Department and the Minister to get the Bill through the Houses. It is very important legislation. I welcome that it will be signed by the President as soon as possible.