Results 101-120 of 184 for long speaker:Tim Lombard

Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (8 Mar 2021)

Tim Lombard: ...effects we will have on communities which will have no development because of our policies. Rent is the biggest issue. We need to sort out the demand. When we sort out the demand, we will go a long way towards sorting out the rental properties.

Seanad: National Climate and Air Roadmap for the Agriculture Sector: Statements (22 Feb 2021)

Tim Lombard: ...sustainability and that is the key driver in making sure we get our products into the 180 countries to which the Minister referred. It is about sustainable product now. We are going an awfully long way along that road of being sustainable but one of my fears is how the farming community are feeling at the moment with this climate action and change. They think they have come so far and...

Seanad: Councillors' Pay: Motion (22 Feb 2021)

Tim Lombard: ...his time with me. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Burke. This is an important topic. The Moorhead report has been a topic of considerable debate within the council and community for a long time. Action is required to implement the report's recommendations. The two main issues for councillors that the Minister of State probably hears about is pay, but also the lack of powers....

Seanad: Report of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Statements (Resumed) (19 Feb 2021)

Tim Lombard: ...I have ever read as a public representative. I have been involved in politics since 2003 and I have never read a document like this. It is an unfortunate indictment of how society treated women for so long in this State.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Tim Lombard: ...rural Ireland if we have an industry that cannot survive for the lack of raw product. What are the timelines? Are we looking at unsustainability issues coming our way in the next few months? How long before this industry becomes squeezed out because of the lack of affordable product?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Feb 2021)

Tim Lombard: My final question is on the report that showed we have an issue. What is the long-term plan? We hope this issue will be resolved by getting practitioners to prescribe the appropriate medication. Have we looked at what happens if that does not work? What happens if we do not receive the resistance? Where is this project going to go in the next five or ten years? Is the golden bullet...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Fisheries Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jan 2021)

Tim Lombard: ...available to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, which is the most affected of all Departments? Where does he see that kind of money being spent? It is a substantial amount of long-term money. What is the Minister's vision for that money in terms of this sector?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2020)

Tim Lombard: ...that we have reached this stage of what has been an amazing year. Some of us have fought a general election and a Seanad election, we have endured a pandemic and have been locked up at home for long periods. It has been a year that none of us will ever forget. I wish to acknowledge the courtesy of the Cathaoirleach and thank the staff of Seanad Éireann for their kindness over the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Tim Lombard: ...live exports. I do not have a crystal ball but will Bord Bia have the capacity to do the visits next year? If it had a windfall of €1 million from this year and possibly next year, what would the long-term view of Bord Bia be about how it can go out to engage and get the opportunity to get back into these markets? We do not know what Brexit or Covid will bring. There will be...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Dec 2020)

Tim Lombard: ...due to Covid-19 is immense. This is more of a rural issue than an urban one because the newspapers concerned are based in rural Ireland. They are part of the dynamic there and have been for a long time. There has been a lack of credible supports to help them survive. Advertising has collapsed and is down by 60% to 70% from where it was previously. This is for the obvious reason that...

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Tim Lombard: ...time in which to appeal planning permission. If someone was to appeal a planning permission to An Bord Pleanála tomorrow it would be a 28-day period. It has worked very well in this matter for a long time. We need to stick with a steady timeline that can help everyone. It can help the people who want to make an objection and have their feelings heard and, on the other side, ensure...

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Sep 2020)

Tim Lombard: ...and addressing this House. I am delighted that the Minister of State is here. It is an important day for democracy. I welcome this important Bill. It is badly needed and has been required for a long time. The chaos we have seen in the forestry sector in the last two years has been chaotic. This has been building to a boiling point which we are now at. The Minister of State mentioned...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Projects (5 Dec 2019)

Tim Lombard: ...is a major artery going into west Cork. It starts at Bishopstown and goes all the way to Bandon, Clonakilty, Bantry and Glengarriff, and then on to Kerry. It is an amazing road that is 180 km long. It has fantastic potential. If it were upgraded, it would open up west Cork and the west Cork community for more activity, be it in agriculture, fishing or otherwise. All such activities...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Tim Lombard: ..., are a serious issue. Major seizures include 1.5 tonnes of drugs found off Mizen in 2014 and six tonnes of drugs found in Courtmacsherry in 2009. How could one Garda division police such a long coastline? This proposal may work in theory but it does not make sense practically given that the coastline the new division would cover is 1,000 km in length. I propose a debate on this issue...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Lusitania Museum and Related Matters: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Tim Lombard: ...Do we have a short window before major artefacts are lost forever as a result of erosion? It has been there for approximately 100 years at this point. Major propellers and so on will survive. How long will the Lusitaniastructure survive? Do the witnesses believe it will hold, move or collapse in time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alleged Issue of Abuse of Greyhounds: Bord na gCon (9 Jul 2019)

Tim Lombard: ...need to be re-examined by the Houses of the Oireachtas to tie in that aspect or does it give the board the power to tie everything together? If this matter does fall back onto the desk of the board, how long would it take to put such a proposal in place in order that we would have some clarity on the care trust proposal?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Tim Lombard: ...'s advisers very early on to the effect that it could take from three to five years to work through the entire process again. If, tomorrow morning, we were to start the process again, how long would it take us?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2019)

Tim Lombard: ..., came about due to bad planning in the 1970s and 1980s. If we are honest about the issue, that is mainly what was connected. For example, the constituency I would service is 130 or 140 miles long. It extends to Castletownbere and beyond it into Allihies, and I start at Kinsale. We are talking about a considerable geographical area. When it comes to houses not connected, my area is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2019)

Tim Lombard: Do we need to look at this? We have talked about an electoral commission to look at this. There are 750,000 ballot papers and each is over 2 ft. long. There are approximately 40,000 spoiled ballot papers. There has to be a better system.