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Seanad: Hypothermia Scalp Cooling Therapy: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I know this is a very sensitive issue, and I commend the motion and the proposers of motion, but I cannot help but think about the underfunding of the health service, particularly at a time of surplus. I cannot let the opportunity pass without criticising the decision to underfund the health services at a time of surplus. It is morally wrong. The hospitals named in the motion would...

Seanad: Hypothermia Scalp Cooling Therapy: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: That is not a point of order.

Seanad: Hypothermia Scalp Cooling Therapy: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: If we learned anything from the previous-----

Seanad: Hypothermia Scalp Cooling Therapy: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: If we learned anything from the previous debate, it is that there is no such thing as a point of information.

Seanad: Hypothermia Scalp Cooling Therapy: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: The recruitment freeze will see dedicated staff pushed to work in increasingly unsafe and unsustainable conditions. It is extraordinary that when almost 1 million people are on some sort of health waiting list the Government has made this decision. We know it will result in further delays in diagnosis and treatment which will lead to worse outcomes for patients. The decision to underfund...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Cultural Institutions (14 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this matter. I am delighted to have the chance to talk about our national cultural institutions, particularly the National Library of Ireland, which on 20 November was granted permission by Dublin City Council for the redevelopment of the Kildare Street west wing refurbishment. The last time I asked out the national cultural institutions on a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Cultural Institutions (14 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: It is certainly not the Minister of State's fault but the Minister, Deputy Martin, and the Department have spectacularly avoided answering the only question that I asked on when construction will begin. All I can do is encourage the Department and say that I am sure they have the support of this House. The refurbishment of the National Gallery of Ireland led the way. It is a beautiful...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: On behalf of the Sinn Féin team, I wish Tom Hickey all the best in his retirement. I hope he finds a new freedom and a new rhythm now and that he can finish all that has been left undone. I thank him for all his courtesy in his time here.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: No worries.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I am just shooting the breeze here. Also on behalf of the Sinn Féin team, I wish everyone in these Houses a peaceful Christmas, especially the staff of the Seanad Office, Martin and Bridget, the staff in the Cathaoirleach's office, Members of all parties and none, the cleaners, the ushers, the catering staff, the bar staff, the gardaí onsite and off, the transcript team, and the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I will ask the Department why soccer has been allowed to fall so far behind in terms of capital funding and investment in infrastructure in Ireland.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Surely, Mr. Ó Lionáin can see a pattern over 20 years where the GAA is in receipt of €431 million and football or soccer is in receipt of €188 million. Surely, he cannot just put it down to the NGB. It is public money going out.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Why is it a rule that a lease of 15 years or more is needed to access certain Government funding? Soccer clubs, essentially, are excluded as 27% of soccer clubs have leases of less than one year.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: It strikes me that the rules do not suit the situation for soccer clubs where half of clubs do not own their facilities and rent, but certainly do not rent on leases for 15 years. Who is responsible for legacy funding? I see a figure of €6.2 million in legacy funding for the cohosting of Euro 2028, which obviously has great potential for football in Ireland. A lot of people in...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I do not know who is responsible for the €6.2 million.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: How much is it suggested the tournament might cost to stage? Is it €300 million? In that context, €6 million seems very small for legacy funding.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I have attended League of Ireland games all my life. I have stood on woody terraces in stands that have no seats in them anymore. They are not even terraces. They are just concrete former stands with corrugated iron roofs. The infrastructure in the league is an absolute disgrace. Soccer fans have put up with it and it has gone without investment for so long. We now have a situation,...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: We put you up in Inchicore for long enough. We have a situation where the infrastructure has been neglected by everybody. The fans of the league do not have confidence in the FAI and never have. That is why I am not shocked we are here again on a governance issue, which I have not got into because it has been covered at length, but which I am outraged by. We only have ten teams in the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: We need private investment, and investment from the Government and local authorities. I hope the issues around governance and ethics the FAI faces do not affect private investment and the investment the league so desperately needs because it has been neglected for so long. Sin é. I am out of time.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I just want to ensure that taxpayers' money is shared in a more equal way across the sports, particularly a popular sport such as soccer. What is the concern? Surely, a football pitch would have to be rezoned in order to be sold off. Is the officials' fear that the asset would be sold or whatever?