As your County Councillor, Mayor, and now Senator I have been a strong political voice for Cork the last decade. Investment in our communities and public services is essential and some of my priority local issues include a new hospital for Cork, sufficient long-term housing infrastructure and rural broadband connectivity.
"Cork has today been allocated €1,347,826 under the 2017 Town and Village Renewal Scheme for 15 projects in Cork County. “This scheme, launched in April this year, is a key part of the Government’s Action Plan for Rural Development, and focuses on funding projects that can help rejuvenate and revitalise rural Ireland. “Here in Cork we have placed a particular emphasis on projects which have the capacity to support the economic development of rural town and villages as well as their neighbo
Cork based Fine Gael Senator, Tim Lombard, has been in Union Hall and Courtmacsherry discussing with local community members and public representatives the proposal to have these charming coastal towns, and the drive between them, included in the Wild Atlantic Way. “Tuesday started with a scenic drive to Union Hall to meet with locals who have been campaigning to have their town included in the Wild Atlantic Way. Driving into the town you can see why; the landscape is beautiful and the place
Read MoreParents have been encouraged to inform themselves about childcare supports that will help them financially, and figures indicate a positive public response. Over 173,000 page visits were recorded last month to an information website – affordablechildcare.ie – which details the childcare supports available from September this year. “I strongly encourage all parents in Cork who have not yet done so to log on to the website and get informed. While the figures show a fantastic response to the nat
Read MoreCork based Fine Gael Senator, Tim Lombard, has said that a newly launched low cost loan scheme will be extremely beneficial for farmers in Cork, particularly to help them mitigate against the impact of Brexit. The ‘Agri Cashflow Support Loan Scheme’, which was developed in co-operation with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI), was launched by Fine Gael Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed today (Tuesday). “My Fine Gael colleague, Minister Michael Creed, has launched the Gov
Read MoreCork based Fine Gael Senator, Tim Lombard, has said the new specialised Tillage Measure under TAMS II is going to help Cork tillage farmers to modernise and cut costs. “The newly launched and specialised Tillage Measure, worth approximately €26 million, is the seventh of a suite of measures available to farmers under TAMS II. I know from talking to tillage farmers here in Cork that many of them were disadvantaged by the poor harvest last year. Minister Creed is all too aware of this thanks to
Read MoreThe plight of the farming community has been a recurring issue brought up this year, one sector that really requires focus and support is the grain industry and our grain growers. Senator Lombard said: “Over the past few years the grain sector in Ireland has been declining and unfortunately is now on the verge of collapse. A fourth year of bad weather, mediocre prices and reduced volume has been severely detrimental to the grain industry. “We are looking at a situation from Cork to Donegal
Read MoreSubmitted planning application proposes enhanced security of water supply to over 100,000 in Cork city Cork based Senator, Tim Lombard, welcomes the proposal by Irish Water to upgrade the Lee Road Water Treatment Plant. “Roughly 70% of Cork city’s total water supply is provided through the Lee Water Treatment Plant so I think this proposal will be beneficial in futureproofing the efficiency and reliability of water supply and service to Cork city. The pr
Read MoreCork based Senator Tim Lombard is pleased to announce that the exchange in Minane Bridge, Co. Cork has been fibre enabled which means that premises within the required 1.5km distance that are served by the exchange can now access a high speed fibre broadband network with speeds up to 1Gbs. Approximately 140 premises around Minane will benefit from this development, which comes as a great boost for the local community. “As a resident of Minane Bridge I can say that this is of huge benefit to o
Read MoreSenator Tim Lombard has called for a national task force to deal with the invasive plants currently causing problems in Ireland. "Invasive plants, in particular Japanese Knotweed, have become very prevalent in Ireland over the last few years. It is presently a substantial financial and labour-intensive burden that will continue to endure and will only accrue a much larger future obligation if not dealt with now. "To give an international example of the cost involved, £70 million was requir
Read MoreCork based Senator and member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Tim Lombard, has welcomed the addition of 500 Rural Social Scheme places. “This is the first increase since 2006, bringing the total national number up to 3,100, and there are a number of RSS implementing bodies in Cork receiving a total of 44 additional places. This is a welcome expansion for our largely rural and coastal county. “The RSS is aimed at supporting low-income farmers and fish
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