Results 2,321-2,340 of 2,414 for speaker:Fintan Warfield

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I thank Mr. Muldoon and the other guests.

Seanad: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (28 May 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (28 May 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the chance to speak to this amendment because I missed the opportunity to oppose sections 10 and 11 on Committee Stage. As has been mentioned, the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment has gone into significant detail here. The committee discussed this with experts in the area and with the Department and produced a report which relayed its concerns about the...

Seanad: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (28 May 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (28 May 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (28 May 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (28 May 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 7: In page 20, to delete lines 13 to 39, to delete pages 21, 22 and 23.

Seanad: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (28 May 2024)

Fintan Warfield: Will the Minister of State comment on whether she will support the amendment?

Seanad: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (28 May 2024)

Fintan Warfield: That is fine.

Seanad: Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Second Stage (28 May 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister to the House. Automatic enrolment has been a topic of conversation for a considerable time. Sinn Féin supports it in principle and has long advocated it. However, we are not satisfied with the structure outlined in the Bill and consequently will not be supporting it on this Stage. Should substantial changes be made during its passage, we will consider...

Seanad: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (29 May 2024)

Fintan Warfield: Amendment No. 4 is in the same group.

Seanad: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (29 May 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 4: In page 8, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: “(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the FI Fund investment strategy shall have regard to the promotion of the economic development and stability of the State, across sectors including but not limited to housing, infrastructure, energy and water.”. I welcome the...

Seanad: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (29 May 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 5: In page 12, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: ""designated housing project” has the meaning assigned to it by section 21;". These amendments relate to the infrastructure, climate and nature fund. Under the legislation, €2 billion will be contributed to the fund each year until 2030. The fund can be drawn down to support State...

Seanad: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (29 May 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 6: In page 12, line 26, to insert "or designated housing projects" after "designated environmental projects".

Seanad: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (29 May 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 20: In page 16, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: “Designated housing projects 21. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage may designate in writing a housing project (in this Part referred to as a “designated housing project”) where he or she is satisfied that the project contributes directly or indirectly, or is...

Seanad: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (29 May 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 21: In page 16, line 30, to insert “and/or designated housing projects” after “environmental projects”.

Seanad: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (29 May 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 22: In page 19, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: “(b) housing and infrastructure deficits,”.

Seanad: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (29 May 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 23: In page 20, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “(c) housing and infrastructure deficits in relation to such years as the Minister considers appropriate,”.

Seanad: Housing Commission Report: Motion (29 May 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I move: That Seanad Éireann: notes that: - the Housing Commission’s final report was published last Wednesday; - its findings are a damning indictment of the Governments failing housing plan; - the report concluded that ‘ineffective decision making’, ‘reactive policy making’ and ‘risk aversion’ are ‘undermining...

Seanad: Housing Commission Report: Motion (29 May 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the Minister of State for his response and thank all the contributors to the debate. It is possible to deliver homes at €300,000 or under, depending on size and location. Under Sinn Féin’s affordable housing scheme, councils and housing bodies will build homes that people can buy or at near the cost of construction, excluding the land-related costs. This can be...