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Seanad: Tourism Industry: Motion (8 Mar 2017)

Tim Lombard: Five and three. I will not speak for long.

Seanad: Tourism Industry: Motion (8 Mar 2017)

Tim Lombard: I will be quick. I support the motion. I commend my colleague, Senator Martin Conway, for scripting and putting together this very important motion. We will hopefully make an important statement tonight, if we get support from the Members of the House, regarding the tourism industry and where we want to drive it. It has been a unique driver in troubled times in the Irish State. It has...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)

Tim Lombard: I join others regarding the sympathies offered in recent weeks. The reference to Derry losing two sons in recent weeks is very true. The loss of the soccer player, a fantastic player, was an awful tragedy. We learned today about the death of Mr. Martin McGuinness. It has been an awful few days, to say the very least. Obviously, the loss of Rescue 116 in Mayo was an awful tragedy for...

Seanad: Rebuilding Ireland: Statements (21 Mar 2017)

Tim Lombard: I compliment the Minister of State on his presentation, which I listened to in my rooms. The Pillar 5 sites have been very successful so far. Major progress has been made in a very short period of time. Realistically it is one of the key issues within the Government’s plank for us to ensure the housing market gets back onto an even keel and moves forward. The information today...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (22 Mar 2017)

Tim Lombard: I wish to raise the status of the building project at Ballinspittle national school, which is a small school in a nice village in south County Cork. The school has seen significant development, as has the village of Ballinspittle, over recent years. The school was put on the six-year capital building programme in November 2015, which was a very positive step for Ballinspittle and the entire...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (22 Mar 2017)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister of State for her response. The key issue is the technical site visit which needs to be made as soon as possible. We need to get the people on the ground to work out exactly what is required and where we can actually go. As Easter is only a few weeks away, I hope that will happen in the next month. If the technical site visit can be made, we can progress. Perhaps the...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2017)

Tim Lombard: Yesterday in the Seanad I raised the issue of Indaver and the decision of An Bord Pleanála to adjourn its decision on Indaver, the toxic incinerator proposed for Cork Harbour. It has now been adjourned four times. I read today in the newspapers that it has been adjourned due to an issue or a query regarding the suitability of this site due to possible impact on the use of Haulbowline...

Seanad: Reports on Motor Insurance Costs: Statements (22 Mar 2017)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and take this opportunity to compliment him on his work on this important project. The cost of motor insurance has been a blight on many people. As Senator Hopkins rightly stated, it is a tax on rural Ireland in many ways. If one lives in rural Ireland, one's ability to get anywhere depends on travelling by car. The unfortunate rise in motor...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2017)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the announcement by the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Deputy Simon Coveney, of the infrastructure fund. The €200 million that has been announced will, it is hoped, open up 32 sites for housing, which will be very important for the housing strategy. There is a local dimension to that. There are moneys for roads in Cork, but they are very...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Tim Lombard: I have not spoken on this very important Bill today but I thank the Minister for bringing it forward. I have sat here or in my office for most of the day listening to the contributions, and many Senators mentioned the amount of communications we have received. We have received communications by e-mail, on Facebook and on Twitter, and I have read most of them. I have also met people. I...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Tim Lombard: I can use my own example. I live in a place called Minane Bridge. I will not be cutting a hedge in August because I do not need to. I am a grassland farmer. I do not need to cut those hedges. I can cut them when it comes to the appropriate time that is in the legislation at the moment. However, I have neighbours who have grain farms and when it comes to winter cereals, which is a huge...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Tim Lombard: This debate is important for rural Ireland and Ireland in general. The legislation is appropriate and the Minister has done the right thing by bringing it forward. I am afraid that an unfortunate side effect will relate not to hedges, birds or bees but the relationship between rural Ireland and urban dwellers.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Tim Lombard: I concur with my colleague, Senator Hopkins, on this issue. I am deeply disappointed that Fianna Fáil has pushed this amendment. It is an anti-farmer amendment. There is no point saying it is anything less than that. They have taken from farmers who want to reseed or grow winter grains the opportunity to cut their hedges. It is an appalling outlook.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Tim Lombard: I was at a meeting in Bantry at which a Fianna Fáil Deputy gave a commitment that this would not happen and it has happened here tonight. It is disappointing. We deserve better than this. With this amendment, Fianna Fáil is telling farmers who want the opportunity to reseed or grow winter grain that there is nothing that can be done about it, that it is their issue and Fianna...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Tim Lombard: Where is the evidence of that?

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Tim Lombard: The Senator loved it.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Tim Lombard: It was to listen to the people.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2017)

Tim Lombard: I wish to raise a matter that has been discussed many times in this Chamber, namely, access to broadband. This matter affects nearly everybody in rural Ireland and there is an ongoing debate in respect of it that has involved nearly all parties. I welcome today's announcement by the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Denis Naughten, on broadband. He...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Mackerel Quota Allocation: Iasc Mara Teoranta (4 Apr 2017)

Tim Lombard: I welcome the witnesses here today and thank them for raising this interesting item for discussion. I want to ask about the public consultation period which is happening now. This is being looked at. Has Iasc Mara Teoranta made a submission to that consultation and fitted into the actual process itself? Is this a part of the witnesses submission and is this what they propose by public...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Apr 2017)

Tim Lombard: Many Senators have raised issues regarding councillors and their conditions over the last year. I wish to raise the working hours of some councillors. Cork County Council recently went through the county development plan process, which is probably the most important process for councillors. They have direct input and direct votes and are very much involved in it.