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Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill (13 Apr 2021)

Fintan Warfield: In her response to Senator Byrne, Ms Quill mentioned the individual complainant mechanism and the burden being placed on the commission rather than on social media companies. She also referred to super-complainants. I know that the online safety commission will establish a scheme to receive super-complaints. As with many things in this Bill, the big companies will assert that they are...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill (13 Apr 2021)

Fintan Warfield: Hopefully, companies will have to hire more online moderators as a result of the legislation coming into force. We know all about how difficult it is to work in the moderating environment. Does Ms Quill think that the Department or we, as legislators, can look at ways to ensure the safety of workers in that field, given that, hopefully, the knock-on effect of the Bill will be that more...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Priorities for the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister and the Minister of State to the committee. I am glad to say this Oireachtas joint committee has played a significant role in advocating the reform of nightlife and licensing laws in our towns and cities, well before the establishment of the night-time economy task force. The previous Oireachtas joint committee gave a platform to campaigners, councils, representatives...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Apr 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome Senators Maria Byrne and Horkan to the Chamber again. We worked well together in the past and I look forward to working with them in the future. However, I cannot let the occasion pass without reminding Senators that this should be the last election in which so few people vote for seats that are representative of many people. We have a Seanad reform Bill on the Order Paper and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Apr 2021)

Fintan Warfield: Is this relevant to the Order of Business?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2021)

Fintan Warfield: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the gradual reopening. We need to include all industries in the plans that are due to be announced. We cannot ignore some industries, such as that relating to night-life, or exclude them from the plan. Thousands of workers and their families are relying on the plans for reopening. They deserve to get a sense from the Government of what is going to happen. There is much to unpack...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Issues Facing Women in Sport: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Fintan Warfield: Can I propose that Deputy Munster takes my place?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Issues Facing Women in Sport: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I thank all of our witnesses for joining us and for their very informative contributions. They have spoken very eloquently about the importance of the visibility of their sports, particularly on television. I am a League of Ireland fan and for years we have been without coverage of games. This year it struck me that with the launch of the streaming app, what I was really looking forward to...

Seanad: Business and Covid-19: Statements (30 Apr 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Tánaiste to the House. I will focus on one issue, namely, nightlife reform. People have been campaigning for licensing law reform for many years. Given the importance of enterprise and business, we are closer now than we have ever been to achieving it. I do not need to tell the Tánaiste that we desperately need to improve the quality of nightlife in our cities to...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the contributors. I will use the short time I have to discuss the BAI and the establishment of the media commission, which I welcome. A single content regulator is something that we can all get behind. As I discussed with the departmental officials previously, it is widely accepted that the BAI will have to grow quickly and urgently into a media commission. I have met a number of...

Seanad: Education (Leaving Certificate Examinations) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 May 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I commend the young people, especially those in the Irish Second-Level Students Union, which has been to the fore in ensuring that students had the choice to sit the leaving certificate examination or opt for accredited grading or both. The level of confident advocacy we have seen is heartening and bodes well for campaigns in the future. The ISSU has been central to the campaign to lower...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 May 2021)

Fintan Warfield: Last week, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, brought the affordable housing Bill to Cabinet. There are two good proposals in it - an affordable cost rental scheme led by approved housing bodies and a council-run affordable purchase scheme. These two proposals will only be effective if the Government sets ambitious targets and meets those...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 May 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 May 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 2: In page 5, line 24, after “appropriate” to insert “(taken as a whole and not any one individual(’s)result)”. This amendment seeks clarity on whether junior certificate results will be based on results' data from the year group or from the individual student's own results. It should only be the junior certificate data from the...

Seanad: Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 May 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 3: In page 5, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: “(iv) be set out in writing and published by or on behalf of the Commission prior to the issuing of results to each candidate;”. As we learned last year, a lack of clarity before the release of results will leave students questioning and doubting a greater number of results. It makes...

Seanad: Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 May 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 4: In page 6, to delete lines 10 to 12. I will be brief because of the time. We want to remove this provision in the Bill, which narrows the grounds on which an appeal can be made. As matters stand, an appeal can only consider the technicalities of how estimated marks are transferred from the school to the State Examinations Commission, SEC. Since the system is...

Seanad: Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 May 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 5: In page 7, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: “(b) Where a review is carried out, the Commission shall afford the candidate an opportunity to be heard. ”. Amendments Nos. 5 and 7 are the same. The word "candidate" is used in the Bill. Indeed, that is an unusual term for students and perhaps they will all stand for election after...

Seanad: Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 May 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 6: In page 7, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: “(7) The Commission shall not decide to withhold all or any of the accredited grades as provided for by subsection (5), where it can be shown that the candidate had no knowledge of the communication that was made for his or her benefit by the first-mentioned person. (8) Where a communication is...

Seanad: Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 May 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I do not agree with the criticisms of the amendment. I think it strengthens the Bill and gives peace of mind to students over the coming weeks.