Results 1-20 of 387 for cork speaker:Tim Lombard

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mayoral Election (30 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Chair and acknowledge his kind words to Maebh Doyle. I would like the Minister for local government and heritage to make a statement regarding the plans for a directly elected mayor for Cork city and county. I am trying to start a debate about where we are with local government and what the national plan will be. On 7 June, a few days from now, Limerick will go to the polls to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mayoral Election (30 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: ...in all our cities. If that were to happen and if we were to change our focus in respect of local government, we would have real change in the powers regarding local democracy on the ground. For Cork, it does not make sense for two local authorities to be fighting over boundaries, compensation and so on. It is all about trying to promote Cork and the region.We read in the newspapers...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: That is no problem, and I thank the Chair. I want to raise the issue of beaches and where we are with our beach environment at the moment. Cork County Council, from this weekend, will roll out 40 lifeguards over, I think, 12 beaches around County Cork. It is a really important and valuable asset that we are going to have lifeguards out from now until the second week of September. However,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: I was not going to mention Cork but since Mr. Sheahan did, I need to acknowledge that the report states that the value of the milk product that comes out of County Cork alone is €4.22 billion. If we were to have a 10% drop in that in the county, it would be the most significant drop ever. That would take Ringaskiddy out of Cork in many ways with the impact it would have on the local...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Help Service (28 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Acting Chair. The Minister of State, Deputy Butler, is more than welcome. It is always a pleasure to have her before us. Her Cork roots always come out in the responses. In that context, I am looking forward to her response. There is a need for the Minister for Health to review the recent changes that have been made with regard to home support services in Cork county. In...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: ...that SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh has been given the go-ahead to hold a very important ladies' international football match. Ireland will play France on 16 July. It is a wonderful opportunity for Cork to show off its wonderful stadium. It is great for women's sport in particular that we have such an international fixture coming to Cork. It needs to be acknowledged. Tallaght...

Seanad: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (22 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: ...but while it was going through the process, that country was effectively ruled out and the entity was denied the right to get its money back. It was a significant sum for a small business in west Cork, which had paid €1,000 per applicant or a total of €20,000. If not in the legislation, then as a ministerial order, the Minister of State might consider allowing a refund...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (14 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: ...be fully finished and opened. Bantry General Hospital is a unique entity in our part of the world. It is a remote rural hospital that provides acute general services to the population of west Cork but also to places such places as mid-Cork, south Kerry and potentially all the way over to the Minister of State's part of the world in Limerick. It is literally such a driver in our...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (14 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: ...that we will have this unit up and running by the fourth quarter of 2024, which dispels the myth that it will not be delivered. It will be a really important development not alone for west Cork but also for south Kerry and mid-Cork. It is a really significant development and another plank in making sure Bantry General Hospital is going to become the best regional hospital in the country....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: Following on from an issue I raised last Thursday, namely, GAAGO and the controversy regarding how games are being aired on this platform, we had a unique spectacle of hurling in Cork last Saturday night at which the Cathaoirleach, too, was in attendance. We saw Cork win on the last puck of a ball. Unfortunately, however, the majority of people did not have the opportunity to see it. Some...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Commercial Rates (9 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: ...for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to make a statement regarding the application for an exemption from commercial rates for community swimming pool projects. He knows where I am from. Cork South-West has a beautiful coastline. The need for our people to learn to swim is significant. We need to make sure we have all the tools that are available, including making all our swimming...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: ...which is the unbelievable scenario we have with GAAGO, which is having a huge impact on how GAA games can be watched throughout the entire country. We have a bizarre scenario whereby, of the four Cork hurling matches in this year's Munster championship, three of them are on this platform which is basically a paywall. People are required to pay to see the national sport of hurling, which...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Flood Relief Schemes (1 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: ...members of the community to discuss this matter. Ring is a beautiful part of the world. It is a few miles outside of Clonakilty. On that night, it was described as the Italian Riviera of west Cork. It is a gorgeous part of the world. My grandfather hails from it. When the main drainage and flood defence works were carried out around Clon and Clonakilty Bay, the village of Ring was...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Flood Relief Schemes (1 May 2024)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive response regarding this real, significant work scheme. The 38 projects in County Cork are significant ones. The 39th project will be the most significant one when we get the go-ahead in the next few weeks for this project. I will liaise directly with Cork County Council to make sure it has received this further information from the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Network (24 Apr 2024)

Tim Lombard: The Minister is more than welcome to the House. It is great to have the opportunity to discuss this issue with him in the Chamber. I ask that he ensures necessary funding is put in place for Cork County Council under the national regional road improvement scheme. I am very much aware that a delegation from Cork County Council, including Councillors Michael Hegarty and John Paul O'Shea, is...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Network (24 Apr 2024)

Tim Lombard: I thank the Minister. Cork has one eighth of the roads in Ireland, so one would expect it to get one eighth of the funding. This would be the normal breakdown of funding required. The scale of the county is an issue in that it is massive. Its roads need to be repaired, as the Minister knows, and very many minor roads need funding. Consequently, we need a special funding block put in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Apr 2024)

Tim Lombard: ...directly with that directly elected mayor. The role will have a budget of €8 million pertaining to it directly workable for that mayor. This is a model at which we need to really look. Cork and other counties and cities need to look at how Limerick is now going to stride ahead and make sure there is going to be proper accountability. We had comments in the Chamber today about...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Sport and Recreational Development (16 Apr 2024)

Tim Lombard: ...I think he first ran for election in November 1982 and he is now a junior Minister. I am delighted to have him here. I am bringing this issue of where we are going regarding athletics in County Cork to this forum this afternoon. This is a really important issue. We need get an understanding of how we can make sure athletics in Cork can be protected. We have a bizarre situation at...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Sport and Recreational Development (16 Apr 2024)

Tim Lombard: We need a viable solution for the athletics crisis in County Cork at the moment. That solution can be provided by Bandon Athletic Club, which has done all the preparation work and all the ground work, including kerbing. The provision of an injection of cash to put the actual track in place would mean we would have a track this summer. Unfortunately, if we do not have that, more than 8,000...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Tim Lombard: ...my part of the world, namely a bus service that was cancelled literally ten weeks after it started. The 228 bus route runs from Kinsale to Fivemilebridge through Ballinhassig and all the way into Cork city via Bishopstown. The route serves two colleges and a hospital. It is a significant part of public transport infrastructure. It started on 16 October. I understand that negotiations...