Results 801-820 of 2,414 for speaker:Fintan Warfield

Seanad: Fire Safety in Apartment Dwellings: Statements (30 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister's engagement with the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht regarding our national cultural institutions and spaces. The Project 2040 plan includes significant sums of money for the National Museum, the National Archives, the National Concert Hall and the National Library. Such places are repositories of our heritage. I commend Senator Humphreys on his...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Is a distinction being made with rough sleepers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I am saying there is already a distinction.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I join Senators in wishing Senator Grace O'Sullivan well as an MEP. With Ed Davitt, she will be a loss to the Houses. If there is to be a by-election to fill a vacancy in this House, although I am not sure of the timeframe, we should consider the amendment proposed by Sinn Féin to the Seanad reform implementation group, whereby lists of replacements would be submitted, rather than have...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: He is not with us every time, although there is great love between Senator Marshall and me.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Every Seanad by-election should not result in a win for the Government. We should have lists, like they have in-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I also support the amendment proposed to the Order of Business which has been seconded that the debate on the the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill be adjourned at 6 p.m. in order to give groups a chance to engage further on it. I come from the position "Nothing about us without us". On this occasion, the campaign and advocacy groups for adoptees have not been heard by the Department....

Seanad: Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister to the House. Before we proceed, I want to add my voice to those who have expressed disappointment. Sometimes this place is like the Stone Age. Yesterday we were given amendments with stars beside them. We went through them one by one, collected our thoughts on them and put them down on paper. We were given a list and we addressed them as we received them. We were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Arts Council: Chairman Designate (12 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I congratulate Professor Rafter on his appointment. One of the issues that has arisen relates to the funding model and the individual artist. According to the Arts Council, Theatre Forum, the 400 artists or people involved in the arts, the Abbey Theatre and Visual Artists Ireland, the average wage of an artist is between €12,000 and €13,000. As funding increases, as we might...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Arts Council: Chairman Designate (12 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: It is immensely important if we want to ensure it is not just a playground for the privileged and to ensure the health and well-being of artists. It is possible that more and better work would be created by individuals. One is then faced with an argument as to why a lone parent in any community in Dublin should not be given the same. This conversation is happening. Social welfare would be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Arts Council: Chairman Designate (12 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I stress we should not overstate the reach of the Arts Council. Culture is created in homes and schools, and most of it happens outside of the reach of the Arts Council.

Seanad: Adoption, Information and Tracing: Statements (19 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister to the House. I also welcome the fact that the Bill has been removed from the schedule today. This is a recognition of a clear message from Members that it is not sufficient to provide a clear indiscriminate pathway for adoptive persons and birth parents seeking truth and, even with the proposed amendments, it is still steeped with hurtful stigma. This well of...

Seanad: Adoption, Information and Tracing: Statements (19 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I am aware that alternative legislative proposals are being considered by representatives of adopted people. We will give all of these proposals our full consideration over the coming days and weeks. We are conscious that we are against the clock and thatwww.ancestry.com,www.23andMe.comare currently doing the work that the State has not done and they are doing so in a supportive atmosphere....

Seanad: Community Participation (Disability) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I apologise to the Acting Chairman, the Civic Engagement Group, Senator Boyhan, and those in the Public Gallery for my diary mishap. I had noted on my phone that this debate was to begin at 6 p.m.

Seanad: Community Participation (Disability) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the Acting Chairman. I commend the Civic Engagement Group for leading on this Bill, particularly Senator Dolan who always champions the rights of people with disabilities in these Houses. The State ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in March 2018. This provides a framework for signatory states to deliver rights and empowerment to people with...

Seanad: Community Participation (Disability) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I again apologise to everyone here, including those in the Public Gallery.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I support the idea of a Leap card. We are delaying the notion of free travel anyway. A friend of mine pointed out that people pay for the bus to get to work to pay tax to pay for the bus so we are just delaying free travel. People using Leap card, particularly during the summer, would use the spare capacity of Dublin Bus and a card would help people who could not afford such travel. If...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I agree.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Bird Population in Ireland: BirdWatch Ireland (2 Jul 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. The Department is preparing the architecture policy for the State. The most recent one brought us up to 2018. With regard to the comment on birds and buildings it might be wise to tie in with the Department. It is not nearly finished. Birds are very much indicators of the health of the environment and the losses have ripple effects, not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Bird Population in Ireland: BirdWatch Ireland (2 Jul 2019)

Fintan Warfield: It is the number one complaint received by BirdWatch Ireland.