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Seanad: Situation in Israel and occupied Palestinian territory: Statements (12 Jul 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Hear, hear.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Fintan Warfield: For want of a better word, and I do not want to describe anyone, Mr. Kelly has to back someone.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2023)

Fintan Warfield: On behalf of the Sinn Féin group, I welcome our new Superintendent, Barry Ryan. He is very welcome here and I wish him every success in his role in the years ahead. On behalf of Sinn Féin, I also wish to extend our condolences to the Fianna Fáil family and Senator Davitt on the death of Damien O'Reilly. I also offer our condolences to everyone in the Labour Party on the...

Seanad: Rights-Based Care Economy: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I commend the Irish Women's Parliamentary Caucus and Senator O'Loughlin on all their work on this comprehensive motion. I welcome the motion on behalf of Sinn Féin and I want to express our support for it. In our view, we really need to move beyond the idea of care as just being a family matter. Carers have long been the backbone of care provision in Ireland but time and again they do...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach (28 Sep 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Taoiseach. I wish to raise the Government's autumn legislative programme and express my disappointment at the absence of any priority for drafting legislation that would disregard the criminal convictions of gay men convicted of historical offences, namely consensual same-sex intimacy. In May, the Seanad passed a Sinn Féin motion that called for the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán on the 2023 Work Programme (27 Sep 2023)

Fintan Warfield: My first question concerns video sharing platform services. Deputy Munster touched on this issue. Am I right in saying that the consultation on the first binding online safety code for video sharing platform services has closed?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán on the 2023 Work Programme (27 Sep 2023)

Fintan Warfield: When do we get to the binding code for these services? I would like to talk about the algorithm and whether it would not be on by default. When do we get to the nitty gritty of that decision?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán on the 2023 Work Programme (27 Sep 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Does Ms Hodnett have a view on whether the algorithm should be activated or not?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán on the 2023 Work Programme (27 Sep 2023)

Fintan Warfield: If the Digital Services Act already includes that on-off option, what falls to the code?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán on the 2023 Work Programme (27 Sep 2023)

Fintan Warfield: So I might be able to say that I will take an algorithm but I will not take religion - my religious preferences are private or my sexuality is private. Is that the type of thing the commission might include in the code?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán on the 2023 Work Programme (27 Sep 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Is addressing the algorithm a better and more effective option in terms of resources and freedom of expression than identifying pieces of content?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán on the 2023 Work Programme (27 Sep 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Could I get an update on the content production levy? My colleague also raised this issue but I wanted to touch on it again. It is a content levy on big streamers like Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime and pay TV. I think Irish audiences pay around €600 million to these services. In the vast majority of cases, this money leaves the country and misses the industry. Are there any...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán on the 2023 Work Programme (27 Sep 2023)

Fintan Warfield: When is the first date we will have the report?

Seanad: Senior Cycle Reform: Statements (3 Oct 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister to the House. I will talk about the creative youth and Creative Ireland programme, and creative schools, as I have the opportunity to do so. The Creative Youth Plan 2023-2027 was launched this year. It includes a number of actions related to the senior cycle and the education system more generally, some of which I will highlight. I encourage the Minister to back her...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Oct 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I also want to raise the situation in Gaza and Israel. The situation has obviously become so dangerous, it is necessary for us to schedule time to discuss the hostilities there. A decisive international intervention is needed to end the hostilities and bring about a lasting resolution to the Palestinian question. We need a discussion about what role Ireland can play to show leadership and...

Seanad: Budget 2024 (Finance): Statements (10 Oct 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Budget 2024 (Finance): Statements (10 Oct 2023)

Fintan Warfield: When a government has the surplus the current one does but still cannot address the multitude of overlapping issues facing our country, it is clear that there is a mismatch of priorities. A budget is about setting out a path for the future. It is about setting out our vision and our values. Today’s budget makes clear to workers and families that the Government cannot and will not...

Seanad: Budget 2024 (Finance): Statements (10 Oct 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I am still here.

Seanad: Budget 2024 (Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform): Statements (10 Oct 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. The increasing threat of climate crisis and our responsibility to shift towards a low-carbon economy present challenges and opportunities to our society and the broader economy. Despite the rhetoric, the current Government is falling short on taking effective climate action. At the outset of this year, we held the highest greenhouse gas...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (11 Oct 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I second the amendment.