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Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Nicola Sturgeon (29 Nov 2016)

Fintan Warfield: In the coming months the House will debate the Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016. If passed, citizens who have reached the age of 16 will have the right to vote in local government and European Parliament elections. It is worth noting any attempt to widen the franchise for referenda, general or presidential elections will require a referendum of its own, as proposed by the...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2016)

Fintan Warfield: In the Seanad this afternoon the First Minister of Scotland spoke openly about her support for 16 and 17 year olds casting their vote and having their say. In advance of the Bill that will come before us in the coming months I ask that all of us continue this positive conversation. In 2013, the Constitutional Convention recommended that those who reached the age of 16 should be allowed to...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2016)

Fintan Warfield: No, it will be after Christmas.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (7 Dec 2016)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the opportunity to make a statement on climate action and low carbon development. The transition document sets the context for why we are here today and this is not a matter that can be kicked to touch or down the line. The threat to our environment, public health and economic prosperity is very real and without a radical change in the economic and environmental approach of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2016)

Fintan Warfield: I have raised the specific issue of rural isolation within the LGBTQI community on several occasions. It is useful to put it on the radar of organisations, reflecting the fact, in the particular context of today's discussion, that we have the first aging LGBTQI population post-criminalisation. In the past, criminalisation ensured such people were excluded and faced stigma and isolation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2016)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the witnesses for their presentations, for which I am very appreciative. I apologise for the turnout at the committee. I am slightly out of my comfort zone on the rural agenda, but the witnesses might appreciate I have some questions about broadband in particular. The INTO document states there are 3,124 schools in the State. It goes on in the section relating to broadband to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2016)

Fintan Warfield: If one is religious enough.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2016)

Fintan Warfield: Last week, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council passed a motion calling for its chief executive to convene an early meeting of the board of the Genealogical Society of Ireland to discuss the decision of the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company to acquire the premises that houses the unique archive and research facility of the society and to explore the assistance the council could provide...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Discussion (15 Dec 2016)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the delegates to the meeting. I am a Sinn Féin Senator. I am not a member of this committee. I am here out of interest and to express support for the work of the organisations here today and also to express opposition to the baptism barrier provision. Are there data available on the number of people throughout the State affected by issues of access, including whether those...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Harbour Authorities (24 Jan 2017)

Fintan Warfield: It is.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Harbour Authorities (24 Jan 2017)

Fintan Warfield: Go raibh maith agat a Chathaoirligh. On 15 December last I raised this issue in the House during the Order of Business. It relates to the Genealogical Society of Ireland, GSI, and its premises in Dún Laoghaire and the harbour company in Dún Laoghaire. A week before I raised the issue, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council passed a motion calling for the chief executive to...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Harbour Authorities (24 Jan 2017)

Fintan Warfield: I take it from that there is a refusal to intervene. Can the Minister not use the office he holds and the influence he has to get an extension of six months? I believe there is a good relationship on all sides. If, under the Act, the harbour company is being transferred to the local authority, why would it be entertained that the management of that company would erode a key service, not...

Seanad: Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (24 Jan 2017)

Fintan Warfield: I am very pleased to support this progressive Bill. As has been outlined by Sinn Féin in the Dáil, it legislates for what is in the best interest of the child and modernises a system that previously held archaic and restrictive barriers. It is the view of Sinn Féin that any adoption system must embrace a more modern and progressive view of the family. Throughout the State's...

Seanad: Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (31 Jan 2017)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 1:In page 6, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: “(e) a birth grandparent, siblings, or other blood relative, who has played a formative, active and beneficial role in the life of that child, as may be determined by the Authority;”. Having given further consideration to this amendment, I am satisfied with the Minister's answers on Committee...

Seanad: Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (31 Jan 2017)

Fintan Warfield: Yes. Is this coupled with amendment No. 10?

Seanad: Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (31 Jan 2017)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 8:In page 13, to delete lines 15 to 19 and substitute the following:“(a) the child resides in the State, and”. The basis for these amendments is to allow for circumstances where a child has started in the adoption process while still a minor but has passed the age of 18 before the process is completed. I commend the Minister, Deputy Zappone, on referring...

Seanad: Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (31 Jan 2017)

Fintan Warfield: I hope the Minister will appreciate that I still believe that this Bill is the opportunity to deal with this. In light of the protocol and the Senator's understanding in respect of the amendment, I will withdraw the amendment.

Seanad: Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (31 Jan 2017)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 9:In page 13, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following:“(3) The Minister shall provide by way of regulation for the circumstances under which the particular circumstances referred to in section 23(2) will apply.”. Does this somewhat relate to amendment No. 8?

Seanad: Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (31 Jan 2017)

Fintan Warfield: I will withdraw that amendment.

Seanad: Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (31 Jan 2017)

Fintan Warfield: I wish to speak on that. Can I speak on this?