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Seanad: Property Services (Advertisement of Unfit Lettings) (Amendment) Bill 2019: First Stage (31 Jan 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 to provide for the removal of advertisements of unfit rental lettings and to provide for related matters.

Seanad: Property Services (Advertisement of Unfit Lettings) (Amendment) Bill 2019: First Stage (31 Jan 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I raise an issue very relevant to the Order of Business and in regard to which I call for the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, to appear before the House.In The Times, Ireland edition, Ellen Coyne reports today that a number of anti-abortion activists have taken to writing to general practitioners, GPs, offering free ultrasounds conducted by a fake agency. It is made even more deceptive...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Feb 2019)

Fintan Warfield: We are quickly approaching a general election. It would appear there is more nervous energy around these Houses than I have ever experienced in my three years here.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Feb 2019)

Fintan Warfield: At this morning's meeting of the Joint Committee on Health, the Secretary General of the Department of Health said five tenders were submitted in respect of the national children's hospital. There was a tender for €637 million from BAM, another tender for €768 million, another for €785 million and another for €814 million, which was the highest bid. It beggars...

Seanad: Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Fintan Warfield: When an extension was given by the Government in February 2018, Sinn Féin reluctantly gave its support. We shared the sentiment expressed that it was important that we got this right and that the investigation would be as thorough as possible within the terms of reference. However, my colleague, Deputy Denise Mitchell, noted her concern at the time that the commission seemed to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Preservation of the Biodiversity and Ecosystems of Peatlands: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Will Deputy Fitzmaurice answer questions?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Passport Applications (12 Feb 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this Commencement matter. I was contacted recently by an Irish woman whose British wife recently gave birth to their son, who was conceived through assisted human reproduction methods. They are both legally recognised as parents in Britain on all statutory documents, including the birth certificate. However, when the Irish mother, who is the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Passport Applications (12 Feb 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I hope the Minister of State will appreciate that she has provided a lot of information and that I will not be able to extract the key points in just one minute.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Passport Applications (12 Feb 2019)

Fintan Warfield: People have a reasonable expectation, after the big national conversation we had on foot of the referendum, that relevant obstacles will be dealt with. This does not affect a huge number of people, but there is an expectation that the obstacles will be removed. Often, when working on LGBT rights, people are surprised because we have had that national conversation to hear that certain issues...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Second Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the Civil Engagement group for bringing forward the Bill which amends the Criminal Justice Act (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) 2016 to provide for broader and fairer access to spent convictions. A spent conviction, also known as an expungement, is one that does not have to be disclosed after a certain period of time, for example, in job or housing applications or...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Feb 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Formalise the coalition.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Feb 2019)

Fintan Warfield: It has nowhere to go.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Feb 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Fianna Fáil is not the national party.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Feb 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Following on from the Declan Rice conversation, we should not forget that the League of Ireland season starts tomorrow night and I encourage everyone interested in Irish soccer to get out and support their local club. I also wish Harry Kenny and all at St. Patrick's Athletic in Inchicore the best in their quest for Europe and a push for the title this year. The 44% underspend on Traveller...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Feb 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Does the Senator take his lead from The Irish Times?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Feb 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I second Senator Devine's amendment to the Order of Business. Like Senator Black, I wish to reflect on the comments made by the chief executive of Dublin City Council in The Sunday Business Postlast weekend. To remind the Leader, he stated, "The best way to solve homelessness in Dublin would be to provide no beds." He also believes that providing quality emergency accommodation would...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Feb 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Give me a break.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Feb 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the Minister, Tusla and the officials for attending the committee. I do not believe it should be lost in the discussion that they brought the voices of young people here, which is to be welcomed. That is a shift from the past and from my experience in these buildings. Modernity beckons and change is all around. In terms of the all-island civil dialogue, young people in the North...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Before Christmas, members of the Seanad reform implementation group published a report with legislation about how to give effect to the proposals in the Manning report. The legislation proposed alongside the report, if implemented, would mean a radical change in all of the elections that we face, and it would be a damning indictment of all Senators if we fail to commence that legislative...