Results 61-80 of 387 for cork speaker:Tim Lombard

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...2018. It involves a catchment of dairy cows, most of which are banding, pig units and many other issues. As Mr. Callanan will know from his past, it is probably the most productive part of west Cork in so many ways. Will Mr. Massey give an indication of where the nitrate levels have gone since 2018, based on his visit to west Cork last Monday?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (13 Jun 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...May, a total of €1.6 million was allocated for the site and this proposal. I acknowledge the good work regarding this unit in Bantry hospital. Bantry is a unique location right at the edge of County Cork. The hospital covers three major peninsulas, part of north County Cork and County Kerry. It is a wonderful institution that has a significant influence on healthcare in that...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services (1 Jun 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...in the Dáil today and is unavailable to attend this debate. I acknowledge that. This is a very serious issue. I ask for an update on child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, in the Cork-Kerry region, community healthcare organisation, CHO, 4. The CAMHS issue in Cork and Kerry is beyond belief. The need in the community is frightening in many ways. Parents, teenagers...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services (1 Jun 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...person. However, this is something that we have to look at. An initiative has to be put in place nationally. It has to involve everybody in the entire services because unless we get people into Cork and Kerry shortly, I do not know what will happen. This is as serious as it gets.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: Last week, I rose to highlight the ridiculous issue we had in west Cork regarding Garretstown beach, which adjoins Garrylucas beach. Both beaches had blue flag status for a number of years. Unfortunately, Garretstown lost its blue flag because the recycling area was not close enough to the beach. I am delighted to report to the House that progress has been made on this issue. An Taisce...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...m away at the next beach in Garrettstown. It has recycling and blue flag status. We are stuck in a scenario where An Taisce, in its wisdom, has declared that one of our beaches in beautiful west Cork, with the weather shining, is not now up to blue flag status because the recycling facility is not in a location within a 20 m of the beach. What in the name of God are we doing? The...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (24 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...of that child to become what he could become in adult life. There is also a huge issue around the fact that if one gets the technology, it stays with the school. I know of a student in west Cork who had the technology in primary school before she left to go to secondary school. It is now the month of May, and she has not got her technology for first year yet. She has gone through a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (24 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: I wish to raise an issue of which you are probably very much aware, a Chathaoirligh, which is the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, in the Cork-Kerry region. Unfortunately, more than 600 children are waiting for more than a year for an assessment by that service. Nearly 1,000 people are on a waiting list in the region. The Cork-Kerry region is totally out of synch with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...Where does the veterinary profession need to go regarding that identity of being the key actor to make sure that our food industry is sustainable going forward? I know the witnesses are based in Cork and move in a more southern sphere, so to speak. What is the need for a veterinary college outside of the Dublin area? We have had a veterinary college in Dublin and it has worked quite...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: .... I wrote to the Minister for Transport on the issue. I pointed out what Bandon has done in the past ten years, including flood relief schemes and mains drainage. The Minister has not come to Cork South-West since he became Minister for Transport. I asked him to come to Cork South-West and look at the issue in Bandon. Let us see if we can get TII to move forward with its own...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Revitalising Derelict and Vacant Homes on Farmland: Discussion (17 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...at the back of the house of less than 40 sq. m in area. All of these are part of the planning process. Is education through the farming organisations required to look at these issues? In my part of the world in Cork development charges are paid on wastewater, water, public lighting, public footpaths and rail. They are only paid if they are applicable. There are scenarios where people...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...their profits published so that we know where the money is being made. We know where the money is not being made. The money is not being made at the primary producer's gate. If dairy farmers in Cork are getting 40 cent a litre next May and there is to be another price cut, we will have a scenario where these people will be at cost price. When you go to the supermarket, you are paying...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (9 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...is the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, OPW, whereas I am trying to progress a matter of special education. The Minister of State has a great knowledge of west Cork, though, given he has family in Bandon and other parts of west Cork, so he will understand what I am about to discuss, namely, a special school for the west Cork catchment area. A special...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (9 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: We are looking at more than 60 kids who could potentially go to a special school in west Cork. Unfortunately, the majority of them are travelling more than two hours in a car or bus. Some of them are travelling more than four hours in a car or bus. It just does not work for these families, these kids and these communities. The need for the geography element to be taken into consideration...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Projects (19 Apr 2023)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister of State. I have raised the issue of the Bandon relief road on a continuous basis in this Chamber. We have a major issue in west Cork with regard to infrastructure. We must acknowledge that an amazing amount of money has been spent in Bandon town in the past ten years. We have had a flood relief scheme. We have had a sewerage scheme. We have had many millions of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Projects (19 Apr 2023)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister of State for the response. There was probably nothing in it that I do not know. The only issue is the timelines. It is about making sure that TII and Cork County Council do not slip on these timelines. They announced them quite clearly last July. At that stage, they gave a commitment that stage 2 would be announced by quarter 2 of 2023. That was in the consultation...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Banking Sector (30 Mar 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...funds and the regulation in place to ensure appropriate dialogue is in place between both the client and the vulture fund itself. I raised this issue on the back of meeting several people in west Cork in the past two to three weeks. O'Donovan's Hotel in Clonakilty is probably the one that is being well-talked about at the moment. This is a family hotel of seven generation standing being...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Banking Sector (30 Mar 2023)

Tim Lombard: Absolutely, Chair, and I thank you. To clarify, the vulture fund epidemic in west Cork needs to be addressed. The funds have moved into town and are appointing receivers on a weekly basis on to properties. They are also suppressing information. We are dealing with a scenario where when it comes to legal documentation, these funds will only provide limited information, which means that...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Mar 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...where there are no members of the Garda at the moment. We do not have enough gardaí on the street. I could mention places like Durrus. I was there last Monday and they have no garda at the moment. Places like Drinagh in west Cork have no garda at the moment. We need to get a major recruitment campaign going to get people to actually apply for An Garda Síochána....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Mar 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...with people. In particular, older people should be able to move on with how they lived their lives before Covid. There is an interesting dynamic going on. The Cathaoirleach, being from Cork, would know this as well. We have huge issues with how we do our funerals in Cork. Traditionally, we have always done funerals exceptionally well. You could go to a removal at a home and the body...