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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: LGBTI+ Youth Strategy: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I commend the sticker being worn. I spoke to Ms Úna Mulally about the commitment in that regard and she was very excited by it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: LGBTI+ Youth Strategy: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: As I have stated previously, there was a one-way system around my school and every day I passed a BeLonG To poster which read "It's OK to be gay". Although I did not come out while I was in school, it was nice to know someone had put up the poster there. It is very important that such posters be put up In GAA clubs and other spaces. Taking part in sport can be frustrating for members of...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (21 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Will I move amendments Nos. 3 to 5?

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (21 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 3:In page 12, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: "Amendment of section 34 of Act of 2004 13.Section 34 of the Act of 2004 is amended by the deletion of paragraph 3 of the Table to that section.". I have resubmitted amendment No. 3, which removes the selling of a property as a ground for ending a tenancy. In the context of the current rental crisis, we...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (21 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I have not yet finished. Amendment No. 4 is related. It refers to removing the references to occupation of the property owner's family members as the basis for a notice to quit.The Minister mentioned on Committee Stage that the purposes for its retention is that if a landlord has a family member who has fallen on hard times, he or she may be able to assist the family member with this...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (21 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: No. We can proceed to a vote.

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (21 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 4:In page 12, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 34 of Act of 2004 13. Section 34 of the Act of 2004 is amended in paragraph 4 of the Table to that section, by the deletion of “or for occupation by a member of his or her family and the notice of termination (the “notice”) contains or is accompanied by a...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (21 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 5: " Less than 6 months 90 days "

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Statement of Strategy 2018 to 2020 and Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: On page 32, it is stated that in the context of the Creative Ireland consultations, there was a widespread desire for creative spaces, studios, performance spaces and simple work spaces where artists and other creatives could experiment and collaborate. It states that the Department would work with local authorities to identify such spaces. I assume that spaces come under part 3 of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Statement of Strategy 2018 to 2020 and Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Difficult choices have to be made. There is enough money for both but, if there clearly is not, is the category of investment in local arts and cultural infrastructure nationwide where artists' spaces are included? That is on page 17 of Investing in our Culture, Language and Heritage 2018-2027.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Statement of Strategy 2018 to 2020 and Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Artists' spaces are capital. They are both capital.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Statement of Strategy 2018 to 2020 and Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Can I just assume when we hear commitments from the Department about artists' spaces that they come under this heading? I do not see "artists' spaces" written in respect of any of the financial commitments.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Statement of Strategy 2018 to 2020 and Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: It is €40 million versus other vast sums. The National Concert Hall has €78 million and the Abbey Theatre has €80 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Statement of Strategy 2018 to 2020 and Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: My concern with the Arts Council moneys is that we can put €20 million, €30 million or €40 million more into the Arts Council and it will be spread around but the people moving from project to project will still earn €10,000 a year. It will not do anything to address security in people's lives. The capital funding is an opportunity to offset some of the costs and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Statement of Strategy 2018 to 2020 and Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I accept that. We had the copyright Bill back in the Seanad. I accepted an amendment from the Department deleting an amendment I had previously had accepted in the Chamber relating to a digital deposit scheme. The witnesses spoke about safeguarding collections being a priority. There does not seem to be much urgency from the Minister of State, Deputy Halligan. I am constantly told it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Statement of Strategy 2018 to 2020 and Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: They would debate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Statement of Strategy 2018 to 2020 and Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Is work on the architectural policy progressing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Statement of Strategy 2018 to 2020 and Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: It is important to reflect the feelings and desires of graduate and younger architects who have been frozen out of that sphere.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Statement of Strategy 2018 to 2020 and Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I appreciate that. I have a question about nightlife, on which a meeting was held recently with stakeholders. We are losing venues and places in which to dance and socialise. They are culturally significant, not just drinking factories such as those on Harcourt Street. They contribute to the culture of the city and we are losing them. They are being strangled by the licensing laws....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Statement of Strategy 2018 to 2020 and Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I do not oppose a night mayor but it seems that because there was no focus on this issue for so long, we suddenly need a night mayor. We know what the issues are and a night tzar or night ambassador should not be the main focus at this point. Earlier this year I attended a meeting with 300 other people in the Sugar Club. There is significant demand and appetite for change in this area....