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Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister to the House. He is no stranger to the Seanad. Out of all of the Ministers he has been the most active in attending here over the past few months. This Bill is important and forms part of the Rebuilding Ireland document that the Minister proudly announced earlier in the year. It is a framework that will help us work towards sorting out an important issue for the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Alternative Energy Projects (15 Nov 2016)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Cathaoirleach for the opportunity to raise this very important issue. I call on the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Deputy Coveney, to create national guidelines pertaining to solar farms to help local authorities deal with the applications that have come before them. There has been a major uptake in applications for solar farms throughout...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Alternative Energy Projects (15 Nov 2016)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister of State for this response, which has been helpful in clarifying the position. However, I am disappointed there is not a proposal in this respect. We should be addressing this issue but the Department is not considering such guidelines. We are working in a vacuum. These applications for planning permission are coming in off the back of a subsidy that will be...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2016)

Tim Lombard: I wish to raise an issue happening in my part of the world, and probably the Cathaoirleach's part of the world. I refer to Digital Week in Skibbereen, which is one of the most unique ventures that happened last year and which is now happening again this year. Last year, 80 world-class speakers came to Skibbereen, a rural town in west Cork. It was an unbelievable experience. This year,...

Seanad: National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage (10 Nov 2016)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and compliment him for his grasp of the brief that he has achieved in the past few months. When one looks at the sport and tourism brief, Deputy Patrick O'Donovan really has a good grasp of it, and it is a credit to him. This legislation will be important because it lifts the cap on spending. It is probably the first step in ensuring that we can...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2016)

Tim Lombard: On the issue of the American election, it is important that we recognise the democratic decision that has happened. It was a unique election and, in many ways, the people doing the polling and those in the media really got it wrong this time. I want to raise the issue of what we are doing in regard to legislating for the Irish Coast Guard service, an issue that has been raised previously....

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister. This is important legislation, wherever we are coming from or going to. The issue relating to hedgerows is a major one in respect of which we have all been canvassed and there are very different views on the approach we need to take. The Minister's proposal of a two-year pilot programme is important and appropriate. In considering the hedgerow issue, we should...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Tim Lombard: This has been a welcome debate. Issues have been made of hedgerow cutting and when it happens, whether it is August, September, October, November or December. Whenever hedge cutting happens, health and safety must be paramount, and it is up to the individual or the contractor involved to ensure his or her health and safety is paramount. If one is cutting hedgerows in the month of August,...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Tim Lombard: -----are in place. Those issues need to be clarified. It is a health and safety issue regarding the people on the roads themselves, the people who have the buggies and the cars. These people need to be protected as well. I live in a place called Minane Bridge, which is a very small rural community. We do not have much down there. When people walk on the roads, it is helpful if they walk...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Tim Lombard: I do not think it is. We do not have the luxury of footpaths or public lights. What we have is the luxury of a road if we are lucky. Sometimes we do not even have that luxury. This Bill is about two things: health and safety to make sure that young people, old people and people of my generation can walk and drive safely on roads, and, when it comes to the agricultural community and the...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Tim Lombard: No.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Tim Lombard: I also said we should move the Seanad to Cork.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2016)

Tim Lombard: I wish to raise the issue of where we are going with electric cars. The question of how we can deliver an electric car programme that can work within our economic means is a key issue for our society. We need to promote electric cars as much as possible. The benefits are well known in terms of the carbon footprint but also in terms of their cost. There have been major changes regarding...

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Oct 2016)

Tim Lombard: In respect of the minimum pricing issue, if it kicks in and how it will kick in, I ask the Minister of State to clarify the matter. Sterling is worth 90c now but it is volatile. Can she change the provision if sterling gains parity in a few years' time? Parity with sterling would have a major effect on the economy of the Border region. If there is a sea change in sterling, what knock-on...

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Tim Lombard: We have had a positive debate. The Seanad should have its say when it comes to this legislation. As a new Senator, this is one of the cornerstone debates that we have had since we were elected. I will not say that I am enjoying this proactive debate but it is definitely good to see the Seanad tease out key issues. The Seanad is the right place and forum to debate these issues. Earlier I...

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Tim Lombard: I am looking for clarity. If one were to go into an airport tomorrow morning and buy a keyring with Guinness on it, which are for sale at every airport, will it be the case that if a 17 year old has a keyring with Guinness on it, it is a breach of this legislation? Let us take the example of hats or other garments. I was trying to make the point earlier that Guinness is more a symbol of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities of Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Discussion (25 Oct 2016)

Tim Lombard: Mr. Aidan O'Driscoll gave a fantastic and in-depth presentation. One issue he raised was the TB eradication programme. Margaret Good, who works in the Department, is the European, if not the world expert, on TB. One issue that comes up is the eight-hour test compared to the 24-hour blood test and how they fit into the system. I have heard of cases where a skin test, an eight-hour test and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities of Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Discussion (25 Oct 2016)

Tim Lombard: Will this be broken down by electoral areas or divisions, or how will it be done?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities of Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Discussion (25 Oct 2016)

Tim Lombard: If it could be done by electoral division, the problem is that in my part of the world the electoral divisions are huge.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities of Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Discussion (25 Oct 2016)

Tim Lombard: For the wall and the capping?