Results 121-140 of 387 for cork speaker:Tim Lombard

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services (21 Sep 2022)

Tim Lombard: ...the acute wards is proposed. We are looking at a reduction from 18 to 11 beds. This is a very significant issue for the entire region. As the Minister of State is very much aware, given her west Cork roots, Bantry hospital is in the centre of the three peninsulas there. It covers a massive geographical area. The need for this acute unit to be fully operational is very much required....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Sep 2022)

Tim Lombard: ...the talk in the media and in political circles about price-gouging and hotels implementing costs for rooms and food which are too high. There is a difference between a family-run hotel in west Cork and a conglomerate based in Dublin. That rural-urban divide in the prices needs to be taken into consideration in the debate. Last weekend, I went to a concert in Croke Park. We drove back...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Transport (14 Sep 2022)

Tim Lombard: ...that five Senators are speaking about the same Commencement matter. I have never seen it before in my time in the Oireachtas. Realistically, I have 172 or 173 kids on to me from west Cork at the moment. The majority of them had school tickets last year but because of the change in the scheme, they have been effectively thrown off the bus. These are working families who are trying to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Transport (14 Sep 2022)

Tim Lombard: ...a mass of people come on board looking for the scheme. Because of that, people who were always on the bus have been thrown off the bus. That is my problem. I am aware of hundreds of kids in west Cork who have been eligible to ride the bus for four or five years and are now thrown off it because the criteria have changed. As a result, we need an urgent budget put in place to accommodate...

Seanad: Energy: Motion (14 Sep 2022)

Tim Lombard: ..., ability and energy to go through that process. I ask the Minister to take into consideration how we might deal with that group. I wish to speak about Ireland's potential. Ballylongford is quite far away from Cork. There is a proposal relating to a gas main from the old Kinsale gas field. During the summer it was spectacular to see the enormous cranes take up the platform over three...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Derogation and Nitrates Action Programme: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Tim Lombard: ...nitrates directive. Next spring they definitely will be, but at the moment that work has not begun. I just question the idea that there will not be a cull. In places such as Barryroe, in west Cork, they are maximised out. The majority of the herds are only 80 cows each. The majority of farmers there are all dairy farmers. There is no room to expand in respect of any other land...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)

Tim Lombard: .... One of the key issues for the smaller generation sector is that it has a vital say in this. At the moment, there is no grid capacity in many places, as I discovered during the week in west Cork. An announcement was made today that the timelines for the gas field off County Mayo would be extended, which is a significant development. I ask the Minister to give his view of other...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2022)

Tim Lombard: ...the organs of children following post mortems. I was approached by a constituent, Ms Laura Kelleher and her husband, who now reside in Australia. They were involved in this unfortunate issue at Cork University Hospital. They were distraught that the organs of their daughter, Hope, were not disposed of appropriately and they were not kept informed regarding it. It was very distressing...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2022)

Tim Lombard: ...our tourism industry will not be grossly affected by this inflation? This could undermine our entire tourism industry, as 20% of tourists use cars. They go to rural locations, such as Kerry or west Cork. They will not go to west Cork unless they have the opportunity to get an affordable rental car. We need to have a real, genuine debate in this House on how we will solve this issue as...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 May 2022)

Tim Lombard: ...with the works. The democratic process has been washed away by the executive function of the local authority. Every member of the community is against this one-way system but the management of Cork County Council wants it to happen. Next Sunday at 3 p.m. I am going to a protest in Kinsale. Over 2,000 people have signed a petition regarding the relocation of Piper's caravan from the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Tim Lombard: I join others in acknowledging Senator Buttimer in the Leader's chair. It is great to see a fellow Corkman there. If I may talk about something very serious, namely where we are going with our housing issues, we have a real issue when it comes to the Airbnb crisis. Yesterday I was in Kinsale, where I met probably the biggest employer in the town. I met 16 members of staff, all going...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 May 2022)

Tim Lombard: ...to the education of the farming community, the advisory service and the people who have worked with us over the last few years. The average size of a dairy farm in Ireland is 79 cows. In west Cork the average size of a dairy farm is 79 cows and we have small creameries such as Barryroe, Lisavaird and Bandon. They all produce the milk pool that produces the butter, milk and baby food...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 May 2022)

Tim Lombard: .... It is important we have seen here this afternoon that this Chamber is not afraid of dealing with tough issues. This was and is a tough issue for many families and people, especially in west Cork and particularly in the Bandon Valley area. I compliment the Cathaoirleach on his proactive approach in naming those poor people who were shot just over 100 years ago. When we come through...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Apr 2022)

Tim Lombard: Yesterday evening I took the unusual course of action of going back home to Cork to attend an event. I went back to Dunmanway at 5 o'clock yesterday evening. There was a commemoration of an event that happened 100 years ago, when 13 Protestants were shot in a 24-hour period in Dunmanway. Hundreds were relocated out of the area. It was an unfortunate and ugly part of Irish history. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Review of Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010: Dogs Trust Ireland (6 Apr 2022)

Tim Lombard: ..., the more placid they become. Socialisation works and needs to be enforced. On the input of local authorities, some local authorities farm out veterinary functions to other local authorities. Cork County Council does work in this area in Cork City Council. Is there a real difference in standards among local authorities regarding practices and their commitment to this issue?

Seanad: Tourism: Statements (5 Apr 2022)

Tim Lombard: I will be very brief because time has been limited. I would like to raise two things. One is the cruise liner industry and where we are going with it. In Cork, it has a huge impact on our tourism trade. It is a real driver for our economy. However, we need to make sure that we get the boats down to Cork. We have more than 100 boats traditionally. Our liners sort of came to Cobh on a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Mar 2022)

Tim Lombard: ...back to a normal cycle when it comes to tourism. Unfortunately, the war in Ukraine has affected confidence in the tourism market. The US visitors that we would like to see coming back to west Cork in numbers this summer season seem to have a confidence issue in the marketplace at the moment. We need to have a very significant debate about what will be done for the next three to six...

Seanad: Support to Ukraine: Motion (30 Mar 2022)

Tim Lombard: ..., my time will nearly be over already. This is a very important debate and I welcome the opportunity to contribute to it. For the past decade, we have had 250 Ukrainians living in Bandon in west Cork, where I come from. They are very much involved in the community and many work in two major food plants in the area. For this reason, people are coming automatically to Bandon. The...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Mar 2022)

Tim Lombard: .... The real issue is that this is our third biggest sale of product going out of Ireland from the agricultural industry. It is third behind milk and beef. It is a very important entity in west Cork, in particular. We have Staunton Foods and we have 40 pig farmers there. That is 40 families attached to this industry for decades. They do it to the very best of their ability and are...

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

Tim Lombard: ...would go ahead, which it is doing. We have a huge issue with something called democracy and how it works when it comes to how the section 38 process is being used. In the village of Minane Bridge, County Cork, a one-way system is being put through the village, even though 98% of the people do not want that to happen. The six local authority members are totally opposed to it, but the...