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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Tim Lombard: Why did it take the Minister to remove them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Tim Lombard: Therefore, the previous contract, a contract of indefinite duration, was sent to the Minister and it took him to remove the references to a contract of indefinite duration, bonus payments and so on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Tim Lombard: The Minister intervened to change it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Tim Lombard: Therefore, Horse Racing Ireland could state it was not a contract of indefinite duration because of the legal opinion it had received.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Tim Lombard: Therefore, only for the Minister, Deputy Michael Creed, Mr. Kavanagh could have been there for a considerable period after the contract had ran out.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2016)

Tim Lombard: I want to discuss the proposed merger of Cork City Council and Cork County Council. There has been debate about this issue for many years. It is a topic that has been debated for over a decade. The Alf Smiddy report, which was published last year, recommended a merger. We are now having a review of that report. There is genuine concern that we are reviewing another report. There should...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2016)

Tim Lombard: Following on from yesterday's budget statement, which was positive in many respects, I want to focus on the speech by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Creed, and his unique take on low-cost finance for farmers. It was a major step forward for the agricultural community that, through the good work of the Minister, €150 million has been made available for...

Seanad: UK Referendum on EU Membership: Statements (5 Oct 2016)

Tim Lombard: I join other speakers in welcoming the Minister to the House. I compliment him on his engagement so far on what is a very serious issue. Brexit and the proposed hard Border is probably the most serious item on the political agenda at the moment and how we deal with it will have a major impact on our citizens and society. I wish to reflect more on the trade impact. There are many...

Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed): Psychological Services (4 Oct 2016)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. She has been a frequent visitor since her appointment. I wish to raise the issue of psychological services in west Cork, in particular child and family psychology services. Recently, I was told by the HSE that there is a 22 month delay for a child to receive these services. I was very shocked to learn there is a wait of 22 months in cases...

Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed): Psychological Services (4 Oct 2016)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister of State for her very in-depth response. This all comes down to staffing, which is probably the key issue in this debate. I would like to welcome the Minister of State's statement regarding the 12 whole-time equivalents. However, four are still to be appointed. The actual issue is similar to the nursing issue, namely, whether we have the correct quality of workmanship...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2016)

Tim Lombard: I support the call for a slurry spreading derogation. This issue has been on the agenda and needs to be addressed. The deadline is the night of 14 October. It is a major issue for the agricultural community following an exceptionally wet summer. Covers in some areas are too heavy to access slurry. Farmers are still cutting grain in my part of the world; therefore, slurry cannot be spread...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2016)

Tim Lombard: I wish to raise the issue of Norwegian Air International, NAI, and the long-running debacle that has been the attempt to get transatlantic flights into Cork Airport. It is very important for the second city that we have a transatlantic airport and direct flights from Cork to the US. During the week, NAI announced that it had booked slots from March onwards and was proposing to put in place...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2016)

Tim Lombard: Senators Kieran O'Donnell and Hopkins raised the plight of the farming community, but there is a major issue with grain growers and the grain sector. The grain sector in Ireland is on the verge of failing and ceasing to exist because of a fourth year of bad weather, bad prices and bad volume. We are looking at a situation, from Cork to Donegal, where grain has not been harvested, prices are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 Sep 2016)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister's statement regarding the grain industry, an issue that was discussed at this meeting. Rarely have we seen such devastation in the grain industry. I have never seen anything like it in my part of the world. Yields are down, moisture is high and even the ability to bale straw is not there at the moment. I wish the Minister luck with the meeting to be held on 8...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Tim Lombard: This debate has run around the licence fee itself. Has the Minister considered the asset space of RTE, what it owns, where it owns it and the most suitable location for a national broadcaster to be based? Has he taken the wage structure in RTE into consideration? The top ten broadcasters are probably earning twice the amount earned by the Taoiseach so there are issues about the body...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Tim Lombard: No problem, we will keep it very brief. The electric car grant scheme is very important. Taking into consideration Drive4Zero, a pilot initiative run in Cork several years ago and the issue arising from that pilot regarding free car parking spaces, banks coming on board, local authorities and joined-up thinking between everyone, has the Minister any plans to extend that pilot and initiate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Tim Lombard: One of the key issues over recent months and years is Whitegate and where we are going with it. I welcome the announcement made by the Minister in recent months that the Whitegate issue has been solved through guarding the oil refinery. Will this long-term contract or private sale ensure we will have a commercially working oil refinery on this island? Is the Minister happy that the body...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Tim Lombard: Regarding what he said about energy security, does the Minister have plans to look at Whiddy Island in Bantry Bay and what it has to offer the State? Does he intend to review the terminal and the institution?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Tim Lombard: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (13 Sep 2016)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the IFA delegation. It has been a tough year. The dairy industry in particular had a rocky start but there is a bit of light at the end of the tunnel. I wish to ask about the IFA's proposal on the grain industry, which is experiencing major issues with bad prices and bad weather. Be one from Cork or Donegal, there are crops in the field, but one does not know when they can be...