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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jan 2019)

Fintan Warfield: RTÉ has a responsibility to create a space for conversation, debate and dialogue. As the national broadcaster, it has a responsibility to recognise and respect the vulnerabilities and mental health of the people and communities who are the subjects of its debates. Tonight, "Prime Time" will feature a conversation about transgender young people. I want to make it clear that young...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Jan 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I was contacted during the week by members of the deaf community about funding for the Irish Deaf Society. Despite a promised decision on funding by the HSE in November, the society has yet to hear of a decision and there has been no indication of when a decision on funding will be made, good or bad. The Irish Deaf Society is now unable to make key business decisions. The HSE and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Why the Arts Matter: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I will take Mr. King up on that point. The Arts Acts allow for the Arts Council to have a legislative responsibility in acquiring land and property. Does Mr. King think that is a conversation we need to have, namely, that the Arts Council could be involved in the conversation on public housing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Why the Arts Matter: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Music and performance are my counter to life in here. If I have had a lousy day or if I am in tears, or whatever, I will go home and lash it out on the guitar or sing, as I always have done. I would probably die without it. The difference is that if I was still working on the road, I would either have moved to America or I would be living at home. That is the benefit of working in here on...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Young people in our towns and cities are looking for sustainable places in which to dance, staggered opening hours and closing times and public transport home. On a number of other nights this week, a campaign group, Give Us The Night, is holding meetings regarding the recent closures of clubs in Dublin. Hangar, which was located in St. Andrew's Lane, closed last year and District 8 and the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Yes.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2019)

Fintan Warfield: The commonly-recognised timeframe in this sector is about 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. but in Dublin we are all out on the street at the same time between 2 o'clock and 3 o'clock in the morning. Our discussions on a directly-elected mayor should include a night mayor.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Is this a conversation we are having here? Does the Senator know the scene himself?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2019)

Fintan Warfield: There is always an open invitation.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I gathered that.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I will leave that to the Cathaoirleach. I am calling for the Minister-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I am calling for the Minister for Justice and Equality to come to the House to discuss licensing and how we can rethink this system and have a mature conversation - we have started on the wrong foot - about how we can rethink the system and not restrict our night life. We need to recognise its contribution towards the culture of the island.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Extended opening hours are not about extended drinking times.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2019)

Fintan Warfield: The drinking times can stay the same.

Seanad: Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (29 Jan 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank him for his constructive engagement on the issue. As he will know, Sinn Féin supports the concept of directly elected mayors. We are all on the same page on a number of issues with the implementation of the proposal, such as whether mayors should assume powers from the chief executives, managers and agencies rather than from...

Seanad: Housing for Elderly People: Motion (30 Jan 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 1:To delete the first paragraph under “noting:” and substitute the following: - the failures to date under the Rebuilding Ireland Plan by its inability to deliver sufficient output in social and affordable housing;”.

Seanad: Housing for Elderly People: Motion (30 Jan 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I commend those who have brought this motion to the House. I know it is coming from a good place and I know it is well intentioned. The elderly are on the periphery of the conversations around the housing crisis. We often do not look at housing struggles through the lens of older people and there is an assumption that older people are mostly settled in their homes and that those homes were...

Seanad: Housing for Elderly People: Motion (30 Jan 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 2:In the first paragraph under “calls on the Government”, after “in collaboration” to insert “, such as models being proposed by the Credit Union Development Agency”.

Seanad: Housing for Elderly People: Motion (30 Jan 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Does Senator Reilly have the floor again?

Seanad: Housing for Elderly People: Motion (30 Jan 2019)

Fintan Warfield: The Senator had five minutes.