Results 81-100 of 380 for cork speaker:Tim Lombard

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Provision (25 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: The Minister of State is more than welcome. I have a Commencement matter about the ophthalmology services in the Cork-Kerry region. I am looking for an update on the proposed theatres in the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital and the proposed outpatients department in Ballincollig. The ophthalmology services in our region have, unfortunately, been poor for a considerable time....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Provision (25 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...is important. The endgame is that we have a date and a time. We have the infrastructure and now we have a date on which it is going to open. That is a positive step forward for the people of the Cork-Kerry region. If we can have those theatres up and running in the next eight or ten weeks, there will be a significant change in the service in the region. Following that, in May 2023,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...labour costs have gone up and now the VAT rate will go up as well. That will be a significant impediment, particularly for the rural tourism industries. Tourism providers in pllaces, such as west Cork, will be affected by that VAT rate increase. They do not have the luxury of being in a capital city or an urban centre, and we need to make sure we protect them. A debate with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...that a national target of 450,000 ha of new forests by 2050 is proposed. That is a significant figure. The Minister is proposing to plant an area amounting to Louth twice over, or half of County Cork, by 2050. Taking into consideration the pressures of land, the banding of cows, the nitrates action plan and all the other significant issues we have in the agricultural sector, to think...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Dec 2022)

Tim Lombard: ...The next three or four months, from a business point of view, could be a major issue for us. Businesses in my part of the world are deeply upset and offended regarding a rate increase of 3.5% in Cork county. This increase in the commercial rate, on top of energy prices, labour and everything else going through the roof, will have a huge impact on their survival. It is about cash flow...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Veterinary Services (13 Dec 2022)

Tim Lombard: ...We have so much potential down there. A second veterinary school there would be a counterbalance to what we have in the UCD model. We must have movement on this new college. University College Cork, UCC, has great potential in this regard and should be considered as the location. I realise that University of Limerick, UL, is also interested. Looking at County Cork alone, the figures...

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

Tim Lombard: ...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 is...

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

Tim Lombard: ...school transport scheme, which will open in a few weeks. Kids do not know what school they will go to, never mind how to apply for that scheme. We have seen the debacle whereby children in west Cork have failed to get a school bus yet, and we are running into Christmas. Time is the most important thing in this debate. We need clarity on numbers and on the long-term approach for...

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

Tim Lombard: ...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 Cork Deputy who, on his way to Dáil Éireann on this day 100 years ago, unfortunately, was assassinated. He was one of only three Deputies or Members of Parliament who ever lost...

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

Tim Lombard: ...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 legacy. There is a great legacy in Leinster House for his five years. I just want to put that on the record. For a person who...

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

Tim Lombard: ...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 Cork who have campaigned online for the legislation to be put in place because they experienced a terrible and horrendous situation in which their child's organs were, unfortunately, sent to...

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

Tim Lombard: ...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 wrote to the NTA to ask its...

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

Tim Lombard: ...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 the capacity of buses and safety at bus stops. These are major issues for the people of Kinsale and the surrounding hinterland who use the bus service. I have been trying to...

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

Tim Lombard: ...to the Houses of the Oireachtas, but local councillors and communities and people on the ground cannot meet its representatives. They are doing laptop studies in Dublin on infrastructural projects in Cork and they will not meet anyone to discuss them. We have a major issue in the context of how this organisation was put together. We all understand that public transportation is the key...

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

Tim Lombard: ...about for the last three or four years and is something that is very much welcomed but a debate in the House is required and we need to also put a timeline on a review. Meeting with people around west Cork over the last two days in particular, it is clear there are issues pertaining to this proposed programme. There are huge issues regarding commercial forestry and whether it is going to...

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

Tim Lombard: ...potential we have over the next 12 months in microgeneration is also important. We need to be promoting this as best we can. I refer to the proposal on solar panels. There was a briefing in west Cork yesterday about the potential most agricultural sheds have to tie into that project. Over the next 12 months, an important part of the work is that we make sure the capacity of these units...

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

Tim Lombard: ...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 at, particularly around special schools which kids who are...

Seanad: School Transport: Statements (26 Oct 2022)

Tim Lombard: ...to families who have a child with special educational needs but it is mid-term break and there are still no places, which causes serious issues. I wish to mention three cases - Innishannon to Cork, Ballinhassig to Cork, and Belgooly going to Cork. These cases have been well flagged with Bus Éireann but that company has made no response. Earlier the Minister spoke about the dedicated...