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Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister to the House. I will speak mainly about student housing if that is okay. I am conscious it is only one part of the subject but if the Minister cannot answer questions I have today, we could revisit them in future statements. To follow Senator O'Sullivan's point on investors buying a fifth of the available housing, I read somewhere that every time a bomb is dropped in...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Fintan Warfield: Can the Minister make an order on whether these amendments are necessary and, if this is the case, will the Minister consider making such an order? These are really interesting, creative and positive initiatives. We hear about all the work carried out by councillors with their grasp of local community issues and their expertise and interest. I support the intentions of both amendments, but...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2018)

Fintan Warfield: I second the amendment to the Order of Business by Senator Gavan, which is that No. 15 be taken before No. 1. If someone is dismissed by his or her employer and goes through an unfair dismissal procedure, his or her colleagues would be prohibited from collectively striking during that period. This effectively ties the hands of our trade unions. I support the Industrial Relations...

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Collective Action) Bill 2018: First Stage (2 May 2018)

Fintan Warfield: I second the proposal.

Seanad: Prohibition of Conversion Therapies Bill 2018: Second Stage (2 May 2018)

Fintan Warfield: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." We are starting this debate slightly earlier than I had expected, but I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I also warmly welcome those in the Gallery.

Seanad: Prohibition of Conversion Therapies Bill 2018: Second Stage (2 May 2018)

Fintan Warfield: They have not joined us yet.

Seanad: Prohibition of Conversion Therapies Bill 2018: Second Stage (2 May 2018)

Fintan Warfield: I acknowledge those who are watching from elsewhere. I am pleased to be able to introduce this Bill in the Seanad. The practice of conversion therapy has been condemned and discredited worldwide by institutions such as the UN Committee against Torture, the European Parliament and the Irish Council for Psychotherapy. Yesterday, See Change began rolling out its May green ribbon campaign to...

Seanad: Prohibition of Conversion Therapies Bill 2018: Second Stage (2 May 2018)

Fintan Warfield: I thank all the Senators who supported the debate. I should acknowledge that this is Government time, which is a reflection of the cross-party support for the Bill. Some 20 Senators are co-signatories, including Senators from Sinn Féin, Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, the Labour Party, the Green Party and Independents. I should say that Senators John Dolan and Billy Lawless wished to...

Seanad: Prohibition of Conversion Therapies Bill 2018: Second Stage (2 May 2018)

Fintan Warfield: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Standards in Public Office Commission (8 May 2018)

Fintan Warfield: I was taking my lead from the title on the television when I was in the anteroom. I welcome the Minister to the House. As he will be aware, we are in the full swing of a referendum campaign. This referendum in particular has taken a turn that is unprecedented. The use of social media has been a growing campaigning platform for the past ten years or so. Unlike other platforms, it has a...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Standards in Public Office Commission (8 May 2018)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the Minister. I understand about political donations. Many of us here have been through two election campaigns. Does the Minister welcome today's announcement by Facebook? Would the Government encourage Google and, by extension, YouTube to do the same? The Minister mentioned the Standards in Public Office Commission, SIPO. Could SIPO not be empowered with finance to take on its...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2018)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the announcement made by Facebook that it will no longer accept advertisements aimed at the upcoming referendum on the eighth amendment if funded by organisations outside the country. From today such advertisements will be rejected. The Irish Timesreports that a combination of machine learning and good old-fashioned people power will govern this initiative. Facebook has some...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2018)

Fintan Warfield: I propose that No. 20, Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017, be taken before No. 1.

Seanad: Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2018: First Stage (8 May 2018)

Fintan Warfield: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for a minimum percentage of Irish language works in radio music programming, and for that purpose to amend the Broadcasting Act 2009; and to provide for related matters.

Seanad: Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2018: First Stage (8 May 2018)

Fintan Warfield: Next Tuesday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the witnesses for joining us in the committee. On a side note, did Scouting Ireland ever pursue the policy of each individual den, group or troop - I might not have the language - being an individual entity rather than being part of Scouting Ireland itself?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Fintan Warfield: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Fintan Warfield: Would there be any implications from this ongoing investigation for that decision? Could there be an increase in responsibility on local groups? Has there been a reaction from local scouting groups to these issues and, indeed, that move to align with the North in how Scouting Ireland recognises local groups?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Fintan Warfield: Can the witnesses quickly identify the impact withholding or withdrawing the funds will have on Scouting Ireland in the short and long term? This may be a question for the Minister but is the role of Jillian van Turnhout a voluntary position and, if not, is there a cost to the Exchequer or would the cost be taken on by Scouting Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Fintan Warfield: When it comes to making a decision on cases is the board briefed on each individual case or is the decision made by child protection elements within Scouting Ireland with the board simply signing off on those recommendations?