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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Tim Lombard: As much as Coillte purchases land, what is the process in the event that Coillte is selling or disposing of parcels of land for amenity or other purposes? There is a particular case in Riverstick in County Cork where a piece of land is being sold by Coillte. I think it is a 22-ha site but I may be wrong. Will Coillte speak about the process of consultation with the local community when it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Tim Lombard: Indeed.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Enrolments (7 Dec 2022)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister of State. It is great to have him in the Chamber to discuss Clonakilty and the need for secondary school places to be provided for the academic year of 2023-2024. Clonakility is a thriving town with a thriving hinterland which feeds into the educational hub that is Clonakilty. We have two dynamic secondary schools. Both the college and the convent provide top class...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Enrolments (7 Dec 2022)

Tim Lombard: The Minister of State highlighted a particular problem. Children have applied to Clonakilty Community College and been told they will find out on 15 December whether they have a place. They have been further informed that, after that date, there will be a waiting list. Most of the children affected are boys. The difficulty is that there is no other secondary school in the town for them....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Dec 2022)

Tim Lombard: As we come to the end of the decade of centenaries, which started in 2012, we have celebrated the major facts of history such as Home Rule, the Land Acts, the 1913 Lockout, the 1916 Rising, the struggle for Independence, the Civil War and the foundation of the State, which have all been part of that decade of commemoration. This afternoon, I wish to raise the story of Seán Hales, a west...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (7 Dec 2022)

Tim Lombard: I wish to acknowledge Terry Brennan’s enormous contribution and his family as well. As I entered Leinster House in 2016, I did not have the privilege to serve with him. I probably entered local government in 2003. I remember Terry on the Seanad campaign well. I remember the ability he had, even though he was a long ways from Cork, to communicate with people. That is Terry’s...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas and Decommissioning: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Tim Lombard: I invite Mr. Ó Domhnaill to make his contribution remotely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas and Decommissioning: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Tim Lombard: I thank Mr. Ó Domhnaill and invite Mr. Murphy to make his opening remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas and Decommissioning: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Tim Lombard: I thank Mr. O'Sullivan. We will try to come back to him later on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas and Decommissioning: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Tim Lombard: We will go to Mr. Lynch first and then to Mr. Murphy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas and Decommissioning: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Tim Lombard: We have Mr. Murphy's submission and it is comprehensive. Perhaps Mr. Ó Domhnaill could rejoin the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas and Decommissioning: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Tim Lombard: We are overtime by nearly 40 minutes so we had better wrap up. I acknowledge everyone who participated today. They came excessive miles, to say the least, to represent their industry. It is greatly appreciated. It has been a very good engagement. The next public meeting will be on Tuesday,13 December at 7 p.m. It will examine the forestry strategic vision and representatives from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas and Decommissioning: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Tim Lombard: I ask Mr. Murphy to be sure he leaves time for his colleagues.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (1 Dec 2022)

Tim Lombard: The Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, is more than welcome. I appreciate her attendance her. This morning I raise the significant issue that has emerged with CoAction in west Cork in the last ten days. I know the Minister of State's office has been made aware of it. This is the significant issue in terms of what is happening to the services CoAction provides locally in west Cork. It...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (1 Dec 2022)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister of State for her passionate and powerful response. For the families affected by this issue, particularly in the past ten days, it has been upsetting to say the least. I have been understated in the terminology I am using about the implications of what has happened and how it has knocked confidence in system. It would be wonderful if the Minister of State could find...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Dec 2022)

Tim Lombard: Like the previous speaker, I would like to acknowledge some good news. We often stand up here and we criticise and say things are not good enough. However, over the last five years, I have been raising the case of Bandon Grammar School and its inability to access funding from the Department of Education for a special class for autism. There is an issue regarding the ability of fee-paying...

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Motion (30 Nov 2022)

Tim Lombard: I second the motion. It is a very practical one. It has been brought before the Houses of the Oireachtas and the joint committee so this is not my first time to speak to it. The motion is debated in the Houses of the Oireachtas on an annual basis. That is an appropriate way to deal with the issue. It just gives one the level of scrutiny that is required for this motion. I did not attend...

Seanad: Wood for Construction: Motion (30 Nov 2022)

Tim Lombard: This is a very important motion. I am very interested in this motion because I did a lot of reading on this subject over the summer. I will talk about the significant challenges in the forestry sector in a minute but I will start with the actual product and the potential it has. People have mentioned timber frame houses and modular homes. It is much bigger than that. We are talking about...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2022)

Tim Lombard: I wish to discuss the human tissue Bill. This is legislation that has been talked about for decades. The original report that brought the legislation forward was commissioned by the then Minister for Health, Mary Harney. The legislation has been sought since 2005 or 2006 and there have been false dawns all the way regarding the legislation. I mention in particular the Kelleher family from...