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Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the Minister for a very comprehensive response and for being open, whether on Report Stage here or on Dáil Committee Stage. It really does not matter, as we are all here for the common good to progress and strengthen the Bill and to make it workable. Whether it is in this House or in the Dáil, at the end of the day it will not matter that much. I heard an indication of...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: That is sound.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: Yes.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 210: In page 130, to delete lines 8 to 11 and substitute the following: “(3) The levy order shall provide for the collection, payment and administration of the levy, including: (a) that the levy shall be calculated on— (i) the amount of the subscriptions collected from audiences in the State by, and (ii) the amount paid by advertisers for...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 212: In page 131, line 4, to delete “may prepare a scheme” and substitute “shall, as soon as possible after the 1st January 2023, prepare a scheme or schemes”.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 214: In page 131, line 5, to delete “any” and substitute “a”.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 215: In page 131, to delete lines 13 to 33 and substitute the following: “(2) The scheme or schemes made under subsection (1) shall support the development and production of new audiovisual works (including films, drama series, animation and factual/documentary) which relate to or involve any or all of the following: (a) Irish culture and language, including...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 223: In page 131, to delete lines 34 to 37, and in page 132, to delete lines 1 and 2 and substitute the following: “(3)(a) A scheme shall, in particular: (i) dedicate not less than 80 per cent of the funding available under each scheme to audiovisual works that are developed or produced by independent production companies, as described in, and which qualify...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 224: In page 132, line 5, after “(b)” to insert “or (c)”.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment 228: In page 7, line 13, after “services;” to insert the following: “to increase the visibility and use of Irish as a spoken language in media and public life and ensure a diversity of content for the Irish-speaking community;”. May I speak to the amendment?

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 41: In page 18, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: “9.A relevant body shall on an application by a relevant person who has reached the age of 16 years supply to that person all personal data relating to the relevant person.”.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I appreciate the expertise of committee members and of Senator Seery Kearney in this area. I do not have much more to add to what Senators Ruane and Moynihan have said already except to say that Sinn Féin supports their amendments. We oppose this section outright and may do so at the end of this discussion if those amendments are not accepted. I want to acknowledge that the Minister...

Seanad: National Maternity Hospital and Women's Health Action Plan: Statements (1 Jun 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister to the House and I commend him on the publication of the women's health action plan. I wish to raise two issues. The first is the issue of free contraception for women aged 17 to 25. The Government has repeatedly said that programme will commence in August and I want to ask about that. We are just a couple of months out from that roll-out and I hope the Minister...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: The Minister's opening statement paints a positive picture of the curriculum for early years' students and for those at post-primary level. It states that its core values are equality, inclusivity and diversity and that it must cater equally for all learners from all backgrounds regardless of gender, socioeconomic background, race or creed. That paints a positive picture of the situation...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Monuments (14 Jun 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome our friends from the United States. They are very welcome. Tomorrow marks Irish AIDS Day created to raise awareness of HIV and the resulting AIDS epidemic. Since the beginning of the epidemic more than 70 million people have acquired the infection and about 35 million people have died. Today around 37 million worldwide live with HIV, of whom 22 million people are on treatment....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Monuments (14 Jun 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I appreciate the Minister of State's statement. As some of it was not included in the initial announcement, I will further analyse that. I will need to write to the Taoiseach and the OPW. I find it a bit unusual there is not a public consultation process but the statement indicated the committee will be engaging in that work. Ultimately, I want to know what the legacy of the project will...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I second the amendment.