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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (24 Mar 2022)

Fintan Warfield: Go raibh maith agat.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (24 Mar 2022)

Fintan Warfield: On the Committee Stage amendment, a Bill by Deputy Louise O'Reilly is being scrutinised by the Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. It received cross-party support there. Is a possible avenue that we would work with Deputy O'Reilly on that Bill?

Seanad: Tourism: Statements (5 Apr 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister to the House. I appreciate her time here, given the six portfolios she has to her name. I was delighted to see Tourism Ireland invite over the directly elected mayors of greater Manchester and Liverpool city. It is great to see the link-up between Ireland and those cities so close to us. It is welcome that the night-time economy was a feature of those discussions....

Seanad: Tourism: Statements (5 Apr 2022)

Fintan Warfield: The House is scheduled to adjourn at 8.15 p.m. but the Minister may take a few more minutes if required.

Seanad: Tourism: Statements (5 Apr 2022)

Fintan Warfield: That is a good note to end on. I thank the Minister.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Apr 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I compliment the Cathaoirleach, the Ceann Comhairle and everyone here in the Oireachtas who organised a very special joint sitting of the Houses. I also compliment the President of Ukraine and offer our unwavering solidarity to the Ukrainian people. The Minister, Deputy Martin, was here last night to discuss tourism. I did not take the opportunity to welcome the new artists' income scheme...

Seanad: European Union Regulation: Motion (6 Apr 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, to the House.

Seanad: European Union Regulation: Motion (6 Apr 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome Senator Clonan and invite him to speak if he wishes. I share the congratulations to you and wish you all the best during your time here.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Fintan Warfield: A copy of the Minister of State's speech was not distributed. Will the Minister of State remind me how many amendments he proposes to bring forward on Committee Stage? I am wondering why they were not included in the Bill as drafted so we could debate those issues on Second Stage, as would normally be the case. I read the briefing note that was drafted and circulated last week and the words...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I thank all of our witnesses. Something that arose when Dr. Saidléar spoke is that there is no almost data on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence compiled by the State, at least since the Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland, SAVI, report. The Department of Justice in 2018 charged the Central Statistics Office, CSO, with compiling and delivering a national survey on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I am grateful Ms Scott highlighted the commonly-used defence argument that a victim or survivor was promiscuous, which is just incredible. Should the Act be amended? Ms Scott talked about training a good bit. Should the 1981 Act be amended to remove that provision?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I ask about recommendation 41 and female genital mutilation, FGM, legislation in a general question for all the witnesses. Are they satisfied that the 2012 Act is effective? Does it need to be reviewed and updated? Is it their view that FGM should be a ground for seeking asylum?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022)

Fintan Warfield: Ms Scott mentioned an ad hoc agency. Could she perhaps expand on how that practically might work? Would the Minister appoint an interim chair? Would an interdepartmental group be convened? Can she spell out anything practically in terms of how an ad hoc agency might work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Apr 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I thank all of the witnesses for their incredible work in this area. I am quite moved by the contribution made by Deputy Carroll MacNeill and thank her for it. What stood out for me in the contribution made by Ms McDermott was the need to call this out as a large-scale social problem. If we can address it, we will fix a lot of things. Deputy Carroll MacNeill spoke about the core axis of...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I wish to speak in support of the amendment and perhaps give my colleagues some time to consider their approach. As other speakers have said, the section gives the commission power at any time to dissolve a committee. I assume that would apply to this committee as well. A report was launched by the Children's Rights Alliance recently which, among other things, called for a lowering of the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: The recent report of the Children's Rights Alliance gives all of us an opportunity to reflect, ten years on from the children's rights referendum. The name of the report is Voice, Rights, Action! and it calls for the lowering of the voting age to 16 for elections in this State. There are two Bills on the Order Paper that aim to lower the voting age to 16 and 17 for local and European...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister and our other guests to the committee meeting. I have a lot of notes so I hope the Minister will excuse me if I am not looking up at him. I will first touch on relationships and sexuality education, RSE, and how the challenges become more acute at third level. I may also touch on the precarious nature of employment contracts at third level. In terms of RSE, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: A number of women presidents have been appointed in universities. I am also conscious of the Higher Education Authority Bill. I must raise the increasingly precarious nature of employment contracts across higher and further education, which disproportionately affects women. HEA research from 2019 found that more than six from every ten academic staff working in temporary and part-time...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the Chair and I welcome all of our guests. I wanted to use the session primarily to get a better understanding from the witnesses, including the USI, about the consent framework. As it has been ten years since I graduated from Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, GMIT, there is probably a different picture now in terms of how consent is addressed. From what I hear, it is doing a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: We had a conversation earlier about commitments delivered at second level. The challenges become more acute at third level. I appreciate that. I thank our guests for painting a better picture for me and the other members.