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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Fintan Warfield: Do a lot of the people in the NCCA have experience working in schools as teachers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I told representatives of the ISSU that I had the best knowledge of this area and what the leaving certificate should look like when I was doing it. That is why the student voice is so important.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Fintan Warfield: No. I would just thank our guests. This has been a very informative meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Fintan Warfield: The witnesses have given assurances around every child receiving a satisfactory relationships and sexuality education. Where does ethos come into play? Is there a friction there? The witnesses assured us that eventually, with curriculum change, every child will receive the same education. Does the ethos become a bit of a barrier and, if so, where?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I know of non-religious teachers working in religious schools who feel a bit spooked at times about certain topics, not only in RSE. I do not have any further questions.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Leader back to the House. I want to reflect on the Ceann Comhairle's event on Monday last on an inclusive Parliament. I was proud to serve on the family friendly forum for an inclusive Parliament and want to commend the Ceann Comhairle on organising the event. We really need to look at our own House as well. Seanad reform is directly linked to a greater gender balance in...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister to the House and I hope he had a nice summer. I too welcome the commitments he has made to possibly amend the Bill. That is welcome and we wait to see those amendments. We will bring forward our own amendments, as I know other Senators will during the other Stages. Sinn Féin supports the Bill and the need to reform how wardships of court are legislated for in...

Seanad: Report of the Future of Media Commission: Statements (15 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister to the House. I am going to repeat many of the issues that we raised yesterday. In the first instance, one of the recommendations from the Future of Media Commission is that, following detailed scrutiny of RTÉ’s financial situation, the commission recommends that in advance of the introduction of a new public funding model in 2024, the Government should...

Seanad: Report of the Future of Media Commission: Statements (15 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: As there are no more speakers, I invite the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, to make her closing remarks.

Seanad: Report of the Future of Media Commission: Statements (15 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: When is it proposed to sit again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I thank our guests. I want to pick up on gender equality and representation at political level. It is much easier to achieve gender balance in the Seanad than people let on. The Taoiseach has been commended on nominating nine women out of 11. Gender equality is entirely linked to Seanad reform. The Seanad reform implementation group has discussed at length how we would achieve gender...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Media Commission Report: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister to the committee room. I commend the Future of Media Commission on its work and Professor MacCraith on a brilliant document. It would have been very helpful to have the document in advance of the passage of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 through the Seanad. I am obviously disappointed. It is a regret. I will also come to the defence of the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Media Commission Report: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: As Senator Cassells said, the report mentioned journalists and big tech. We have seen what happened in Australia and some EU member states with the Article 15 of the copyright directive. The report of the Future of Media Commission states: There is a need to rebalance the relationship between media and Big Tech. The Commission sees strong potential for direct negotiations between media...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Media Commission Report: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I want to ask about public investment in RTÉ and TG4 to enable their capital investment in digital. The last time the Minister appeared before the committee, I asked about the RTÉ Player and Government supporting RTÉ in the digital transformation. I did not challenge her on it that day. She said there would be no top-ups to RTÉ. In the past we have seen top-ups to...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Media Commission Report: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the report's suggestion that any new works should be archived. This committee frequently discusses archiving when representatives from the National Archives come in. The digital legal deposit is not mentioned in this report. Given how much archiving is mentioned in the report, I cannot let the opportunity pass to ask where we are with the digital legal deposit that would enable...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Media Commission Report: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I will also raise it with him when I see him.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Media Commission Report: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I wonder how the Future of Media Commission's report will interact with the new media commission. Does it underpin the work of the new commission in any way? Will it have to have regard to this document? There are 50 recommendations. Are the 49 recommendations achievable without delivery on the one recommendation that the Minister has not accepted? I know that she is confident that the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Media Commission Report: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: Does the Minister think that the 49 recommendations that have been accepted can be delivered without the 50th?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Media Commission Report: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the inclusion in the report of the all-island media dimension. I refer to the collaboration between the public service media and public service content providers North and South. I will get back to the Minister about research. The shared island unit will be involved but I am interested in learning how much moneys will be put forward for that.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I will speak to amendment No. 53. I welcome that the absence of specific references to trade unions has been addressed in a number of amendments since Committee Stage in the Dáil. It is important that they are represented on the board of the Higher Education Authority, HEA, as well as the boards of individual institutions. While the inclusion of trade unions on higher education...