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Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Dec 2018)

Fintan Warfield: A big speech.

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Dec 2018)

Fintan Warfield: I am passionate about it too.

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Dec 2018)

Fintan Warfield: Leo Varadkar is the CEO of Government. The Minister of State should remind the Taoiseach that this is a country and not a company.

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Dec 2018)

Fintan Warfield: Yes, and I was the mayor.

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 1:In page 14, line 13, after “transfer day.” to insert the following:“The Minister shall also have regard to other matters, including, but not limited to, the area and size of land within the relevant area, as well as any other matters that he or she will consider relevant.”. This short amendment deals with staff transfers during the...

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

Fintan Warfield: The Bill states that the Minister shall have due regard to population. We are trying to ensure the Minister shall have regard to a geographic area also in terms of staff transfer, particularly in the area of service provision. This amendment is about safeguards for rural provision.

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

Fintan Warfield: If certain units are relocated to centralise the structure, with staff moving from Skibbereen or Mallow to Carrigaline or Cork city, that is a substantial change in travel and possibly delivery. If things cannot be resolved by arbitration, the Minister of State should have regard for large geographical areas that may be sparsely populated.

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

Fintan Warfield: I do not think we are going to get agreement on this, given the geographical size of Cork and the travel distances between the larger urban centres where there are council offices. It follows that restructuring may centralise provisions towards Cork city. This amendment is aimed at ensuring rural provision-----

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

Fintan Warfield: I am.

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

Fintan Warfield: As much as I like listening to the Leader and our Minister of State, we all have other things to be doing than listening to them counting down the clock, solely because the bottom has fallen out of the agreement with Fianna Fáil here. How long is it intended to keep us here?

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

Fintan Warfield: We have debated one amendment and it would be wise if we moved to Senator Grace O'Sullivan's amendment and some other business.

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

Fintan Warfield: Will we be here until Christmas Eve?

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 3:In page 20, line 35, to delete “(6) Where” and substitute the following:(6) “The financial settlement payment falling due from one Cork local authority to the other should be on an advanced, monthly scheduled basis. Where”. This provides for a framework between councils on an advanced monthly basis. It can be assumed that there will be a...

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 7:In page 25, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following:“(8) (a) As of and from the transfer date all development contributions paid for developments within the transfer area (irrespective of when the permission was granted) would be payable to Cork City Council. (b) For the period of 1 January 2019 to the transfer date, any development contributions paid...

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 8:In page 30, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: “Amendment to Local Government Reform Act 2014 35. The Local Government Reform Act 2014 is amended in section 22A(1), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a):“(a) subject to subsection (4), every county and city and county set out in Part 1 and Part 3, respectively, of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Fintan Warfield: I thank all the witnesses. The exchange has been very informative and helpful. In all of this we should be mindful that we had a referendum for civil marriage equality in recent years. For many people, it redefined what it meant to be Irish, it recognised there is no single proposition for family formation and it also recognised that family formation is diverse. This was illustrated when...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Fintan Warfield: It is subhead 3(c), relating to counselling. It is head 34, consent to the provision of information and counselling. Should it be a requirement only before treatment? If it is a legal requirement, should there be financial support?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Fintan Warfield: Yes. It is head 34, subhead 2(b).

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Constitutional Convention Recommendations (22 Jan 2019)

Fintan Warfield: It has been six years since the Constitutional Convention recommended that the State should consider reducing the voting age to 16. The previous Government accepted this recommendation and, in July 2013, Deputy Enda Kenny announced plans to hold this referendum. By January 2015, those plans were abandoned by that Government. In September 2017, the current Government revived this commitment...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Constitutional Convention Recommendations (22 Jan 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I keep Deputy Adams up to date on all of our work in the Seanad. The Minister of State noted that I and many others in this House are strong advocates for a reduction in the voting age to 16. Referendums proposed more recently than those recommended by the Convention on the Constitution have somehow leapfrogged this referendum. This show that we do not have a voice in Cabinet or someone at...