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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Education and Training Boards (23 Nov 2022)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Harris, to the House.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Education and Training Boards (23 Nov 2022)

Tim Lombard: Before we continue to our next speaker, I welcome visitors from Our Lady's College, Greenhills. It is great to see visitors back in the Chamber. We hope that the Minister will be part of their future in setting the parameters and putting funding in place for higher education.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Animal Diseases (23 Nov 2022)

Tim Lombard: It is good to have the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine here. I sought this debate to get an update on the unfortunate situation with avian flu. I acknowledge the importance of having the senior Minister before us this morning. Since I tabled this matter, there has been a further escalation in that a second flock in the north of the country has been infected. That is...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Animal Diseases (23 Nov 2022)

Tim Lombard: I wish to be associated with those words. I thank the Minister for his comprehensive statement. I wish to home in on just two points. One is small flock keepers' awareness that they need to restrict their flocks. I know many families that might have four or five hens in the back garden. Is there a register of that information? Is there communication happening in order that such families...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Nov 2022)

Tim Lombard: I have raised concerns over the last few weeks about how the National Transport Authority, NTA, operates. I raise this on the back of a local issue regarding a bus stop and bus line that was changed in Clontarf Street in Cork city and how it will affect residents, particularly those going to Kinsale. There was no consultation whatsoever with the public or any of the key stakeholders. I...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Transport Authority (9 Nov 2022)

Tim Lombard: I raise this issue in order to ask how we, as parliamentarians, can engage with the National Transport Authority, NTA. The issue on from a public meeting I held in the Temperance Hall in Kinsale on Monday night last. We filled the hall and had a big debate about what is happening regarding public transport in Kinsale, the lack of a bus shelter on Clontarf Street in Cork, issues regarding...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Transport Authority (9 Nov 2022)

Tim Lombard: There is a budget of €35 billion, and the officials from the NTA will not meet us. They will not respond to the email even after eight months. They say they do not have the staff or the budget to meet us. That is with a budget of €35 billion. This is a quango that is totally out of control. It has a process in place regarding how it responds to the Houses of the Oireachtas,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Tim Lombard: I ask the Acting Leader to organise a debate around the significant announcement made by the Government last week regarding the forestry programme of €1.3 billion. It is a very positive step forward. We need a debate in any of the Chambers but since the Minister with responsibility for that actual issue is a Member of this Chamber, it should work very swiftly to ensure we have the...

Seanad: Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: The Minister of State is welcome to the House. I compliment him on his informative contribution and for providing great clarity on the Bill, which is very much required. We are in unprecedented times, without a shadow of a doubt. This legislation is what we require, not for this winter but for the next, to make sure we have security of generation capacity, which is very welcome. Such...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (26 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: I wish to raise an issue relating to Ballinspittle National School, a small country school in a village just south of Kinsale. According to the most recent census, the population of Ballinspittle has grown by over 10%. It is a unique little part of the world that has so much going for it but there has been an issue with schools in the area for at least a decade. The majority of the schools...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (26 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: Can the Minister provide me with a copy of the report? It is important to get clarity on the construction phase. The period of 20 months is a similar period of time. I am aware the proposal is to knock half of the existing school and to build a new structure, and then to knock the other half and build the other structure. I refer to the 20-month building timeframe. When will we get to a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: I want to raise the issue about services with regard to kids who are autistic. There has been a large amount of work done and I compliment the Minister of State on the amount of units that have been set up in the majority of secondary schools, particularly around Cork. It has been of real benefit to communities and societies. There is a gap in the market at the moment that we need to look...

Seanad: School Transport: Statements (26 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister to the Chamber. I have met her twice today as earlier I met her while we attended a committee. I wish to start by discussing special education. School transport is a huge issue and one that affects the lives of a great numbers of people. School transport is even more important to families who have a child with special educational needs but it is mid-term break and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Vision for the Future of Irish Farming: Macra na Feirme (26 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: I acknowledge the contribution of the representatives from Macra na Feirme, not only here in the committee but in society over the past 60 years in particular. There is a very interesting last paragraph in their opening statement, where they say the status quois not an option. That kind of sums it up in one phrase. It is a really fair line. In many ways, there is a conflict between the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Vision for the Future of Irish Farming: Macra na Feirme (26 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: Land access is the key issue in many farming circles. The price of land and where it is going was mentioned. Has the mobility service, where land can be moved on a lease or partnership basis, worked over the past decade since it was rolled out? What will be the approach over the next five to ten years, taking into consideration the older profile of the farmer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Vision for the Future of Irish Farming: Macra na Feirme (26 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: Macra na Feirme is more than a farming organisation. Their membership is quite spread out. Will Mr. Keane share his thoughts about rural Ireland and where he believes that dynamic of re-energising rural Ireland needs to be brought into it? The membership is not just based in farming. As mentioned in previous contributions, it is about making sure that even small businesses that might have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Vision for the Future of Irish Farming: Macra na Feirme (26 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: It is one document with eight pages. We are in a room full of men with one woman. There is no real acknowledgement of where Macra na Feirme believes females are going to play a really important role in agriculture. The membership of Macra na Feirme at this stage is only 50:50, I would say. A wonderful document was put before us. The role they will play is a very significant role. What...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Vision for the Future of Irish Farming: Macra na Feirme (26 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: With regard to the last point, we have to acknowledge the service vets give. They do an exceptional job 24-7. The last point might be in jest but it is a good point; you get a vet faster than a doctor most of the time. That is an acknowledgement of what is available and the service and professionalism. That needs to be acknowledged. We have different figures before us regarding the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Vision for the Future of Irish Farming: Macra na Feirme (26 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: That was the point I was going to make. There were two elements to it. One is, as the Chair rightly said, that we are all very much aware of where the milk recording is coming into. Many farmers have participated in that. We are very low at the moment. We need to increase it dramatically. The idea that the majority of dry cow tubes have not been sold yet is probably a fair assessment to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Vision for the Future of Irish Farming: Macra na Feirme (26 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: So the big bulk of dry cow tubes going through the system will be in the next six weeks.