Results 1,041-1,060 of 2,691 for speaker:Tim Lombard

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

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Kieran O'Donnell. It is great to have the opportunity to debate this issue regarding the Minister for Education's need to review the process of assessment of the criteria for people seeking the assistive technology grant. It is a very serious and significant issue, with the Ombudsman for Children having received more than 1,800 complaints, 30% of...

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

Tim Lombard: There is an awful lot there. I appreciate that the Minister of State is not the Minister in line. We need to have an urgent review of what is happening here because nobody is joining up the dots. It is bizarre.

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

Tim Lombard: I welcome the opportunity to make a submission to this review. The review is something we have been calling for and talking about for so long. There are many issues here. The idea of going back to a circular, which came out in response to a parliamentary question in 2021 or 2022, needs to be explained and taken apart. It is out of date, and not fit for purpose. However, the real issue...

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

Tim Lombard: I welcome the whole new approach to it, but we need to make sure it happens sooner rather than later.

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: I will not need that. It is great to have the witnesses here today. It is a really important step forward to make sure that we get significant movement on this issue of trying to get another veterinary school in the State. As Mr. Fleming said, it has been over 100 years since we set up the previous one. The witnesses should outline the current required need and give their views on the...

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

Tim Lombard: For the past 25 years we have been trying to get a relief road in Bandon. There was a public consultation in July 2022. However, Transport Infrastructure Ireland has not adhered to the timelines it put in place in July. 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...

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

Tim Lombard: It is about making sure that Departments give the service due to all constituencies in the State and not just the ones they want to attend to. I respectfully suggest that the Leader write to the Minister and ask him to attend this hearing here. She should discuss his activities and make sure he attends every constituency, not just the ones that he wants to.

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

Tim Lombard: I welcome the president of Macra na Feirme and wish her the best in her term. It is a great honour to be president of that great organisation and I congratulate her. I also thank the other farming organisations for attending. I will start with the young farmer profile. Young farmers up to the age of 35 are incentivised to apply for targeted agriculture modernisation scheme, TAMS, grants....

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

Tim Lombard: My apologies.

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

Tim Lombard: It is bunched up in local authorities-----

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

Tim Lombard: Or tourism.

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

Tim Lombard: Take that back. I am here to defend myself.

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

Tim Lombard: I would say the boundary commission is after making a ruling there.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Office of Public Works (11 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: The Minister of State is more than welcome. It is great to have him the Chamber again. I compliment his work in the Seanad. It is always great to see him here taking these Commencement Matter debates. The issue I raise relates to Desmond Castle in Kinsale. It is a unique structure which has been closed due to structural issues since 2018. The castle's history is unique. It goes back to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Office of Public Works (11 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive response. The frustration of the community is the biggest issue. This site closed very abruptly in 2018 and has not reopened five years later. We need to build our tourism offering in Kinsale. It is the really significant site for us, right in the heart of the town. It is an indoor complex that can deliver so much for us. I believe...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: I would like to comment on the issue of food inflation and where we are with that debate at the moment. There is a debate out there on where the retailer is in all of this. I keep coming back to the point about the primary producers. We cannot have a situation where we are going to sort out food inflation by going back to the primary producers and looking for a cut in the price they are...

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

Tim Lombard: This afternoon I would like to raise the issue of where we are going with food inflation and how that issue will be debated, in particular in the next few weeks. It is an issue that this House should take a lead on. We should have a real, significant debate with the Ministers involved regarding food inflation. Our primary producers need to be protected in this debate. I am genuinely...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: We will continue and I welcome the witnesses again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Tim Lombard: I will be long-winded, I would say. There will be a lot of waffle heard now. This is an important debate. There is a need for a second or an additional place when it comes to veterinary schools. Everyone is aware of the issue of veterinary places. As Senator Daly said, this is the first time that almost every organisation we have spoken to is in favour. The actual profile of the vets...