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

Fintan Warfield: Just 127 have been drawn down. I must also remind the House that since 2011, Fine Gael has pumped €10 billion of public money into the pockets of private landlords. The incredible thing is that €10 billion could have been used to build permanent homes for people. Senators have mentioned-----

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

Fintan Warfield: It was suggested that we did not address the Housing Commission report. I think all three of us did in detail. However, I will conclude by addressing it again. The Housing Commission report is a damning indictment of the Government’s housing plan. The report talks about how systemic failures, ineffective decision-making, reactive policy-making and risk aversion were all impacting...

Seanad: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Fintan Warfield: It may not be a point of order but I will call it that.

Seanad: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Fintan Warfield: Will the transcript reflect our opposition to the Bill?

Seanad: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Fintan Warfield: Go raibh maith agat.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I pay tribute to Cian O’Brien, who steps down as artistic director of the Project Arts Centre. I have always loved the fact he began his time at the Project working behind the bar in 2005. A year later, he produced his first show, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, before scaling the heights of artistic direction at one of Ireland’s most important cultural centres. His rapid,...

Seanad: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Jun 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister to the House and I also welcome the introduction of the Bill. It provides a good opportunity for us to discuss and speak about this and related issues. It has taken too long for some families and it is important we get it working as soon as possible. Sinn Féin will support the Bill. It provides a much-needed regulatory framework for assisted human reproduction...

Seanad: National Cancer Services: Motion (19 Jun 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, back to the Seanad. I thank Fine Gael for bringing forward this very important motion. Cancer is the leading cause of death in Ireland. It is a sobering fact that one in two people will develop it in their lives. To put it another way, 42,000 people a year will get a cancer diagnosis. What is even more sobering is the fact that Ireland has...

Seanad: Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (25 Jun 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister of State. While there are many elements to the Bill that Sinn Féin supports, we are concerned that it is but a plaster and fails to address the underlying issues that are driving the need for such legislation in the first instance. We fear the Bill represents the lack of imagination within the Government in tackling crime and protecting communities. It is a...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (13 Jun 2024)

Fintan Warfield: It is agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (13 Jun 2024)

Fintan Warfield: That is agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (13 Jun 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I have no views on that. It is agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (13 Jun 2024)

Fintan Warfield: No. Go raibh maith agat.

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (25 Jun 2024)

Fintan Warfield: In 2002, the Hederman review into the Offences Against the State Act was published. It made several key recommendations, including to repeal the existing Offences Against the State Acts and to replace them with one single, consolidated Bill that should contain significant reform of the Acts. The most recent review of the Acts, published just under a year ago, reflected the recommendations...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (27 Jun 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. Sinn Féin wants to get planning right. We want a planning system that makes good-quality decisions in a timely manner following meaningful public participation. We want a planning system that allows the public, semi-State and private sectors to meet the social and economic needs of our country, that ensures the delivery of good-quality and...

Seanad: Digital Services (Levy) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 Jul 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I congratulate the Minister of State on his appointment to Cabinet. My questions relate more to how the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act ties in with this Bill. My only question on the Bill is whether the Minister of State has an indication of how much the levy will raise to support the overheads and expenses of Coimisiún na Meán. As I understand it, this is the second...

Seanad: Civil Registration (Electronic Registration) Bill 2024: Second Stage (3 Jul 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Bill. I wish to make a couple of wider points that do not necessarily apply to the Minister of State's Department but certainly do apply to the Government. Sinn Féin welcomes the Bill. We believe greater flexibility in registering major life events is to be welcomed. The Bill brings us into line with other countries by allowing us to register life events online in...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (15 Jul 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I will reflect on the fact that we want a planning system that makes good decisions in a timely manner with good public participation. We want a planning system that allows the public, and the semi-State and private sectors, to meet the social and economic needs of our country, one that delivers good-quality, affordable homes, renewable energy...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (15 Jul 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 16: In page 43, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “Report on impact on heritage 7. An Chomhairle Oidhreachta shall, following consultation with experts on heritage, produce a report and submit it before both Houses of the Oireachtas not later than six months following the enactment of this Act, examining the impact of this Act on built and...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (15 Jul 2024)

Fintan Warfield: Amendment No. 19 relates to rent pressure zones and short-term letting in these zones. It is well established that there are more short-term lets being advertised in RPZs than long-term rentals. The vast majority of those short-term listings are in breach of planning law, yet the owners and online platforms that facilitate them are profiting from what are clear breaches of planning law.Sinn...