Results 161-180 of 2,414 for speaker:Fintan Warfield

Seanad: Public Service Broadcasting: Statements (23 May 2017)

Fintan Warfield: RTE is a national asset and I would like to see an RTE that we could all be proud it. With some exceptions, I do not engage with it as much as I could or should. As it stands, I often believe that RTE is broadcasting a single vision of Ireland. I tend to engage with TG4's programming. Although with some exceptions, RTE's programmes, such as Raidió na Gaeltachta's "An Taobh Tuathail"...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 May 2017)

Fintan Warfield: Members of Aosdána have criticised the Arts Council for failing to properly consult those members of Aosdána. For clarity on the issue, I refer to a letter written by Colm Tóibín to the Arts Council in which the artist makes clear that the letter is for public consumption and is not confidential. Colm Tóibín states, "I notice that the council wishes to change...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 May 2017)

Fintan Warfield: Apologies, I will finish on this. In a response, the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Heather Humphreys, has adopted a hands-off approach to this. It is crucial that the Arts Council proceed with a sense of justice and with wisdom, decency and a clear understanding of the realities facing artists, in this instances, older artists. I am asking for...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2017)

Fintan Warfield: I second the amendment proposed by Senator Norris on behalf of Senator Boyhan. An opinion piece in yesterday's thejournal.ie,written by a law lecturer in NUI Galway, Dr. Brian Tobin, highlighted the fact we still do not have crucial parental rights for same-sex married couples. The article showed how parental rights conferred by the passing of civil marriage equality and the Children and...

Seanad: Proposed Sale of AIB Shares: Statements (31 May 2017)

Fintan Warfield: To reiterate, I believe, and Sinn Féin believes, that the proposed sale of AIB should be abandoned. Selling AIB is the wrong decision. The Oireachtas is nothing without the people. The Oireachtas should vote on this sale because the people will not benefit from it. The people spent €20 billion bailing out this bank. We should think about the limited powers that we have as...

Seanad: Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Jun 2017)

Fintan Warfield: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Jun 2017)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 15:In page 13, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following:"13. (1) Section 23 shall not generally apply to persons who, at the date of the adoption order, were more than 18 years of age, however, the Adoption Authority may waive this requirement if they believe it is in the best interests of the person for whom an adoption is being sought. (2) The Adoption...

Seanad: Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Jun 2017)

Fintan Warfield: This amendment would give the subject of an adoption and the family some leeway, at the discretion of the Adoption Authority of Ireland. I do not ask for the removal of the upper age to be considered, although there are certain provisions to that effect in some jurisdictions. It probably seems to be counterintuitive to some that adoption should be possible after the age of 18 years, but the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Admissions (21 Jun 2017)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the Minister for joining me for this conversation. The Joint Committee on Education and Skills has released its report on the Equal Status (Admission to Schools) Bill in which it calls for an end to the baptism barrier. It shows there is ever growing cross-political support for an end to this law. Does the Minister have a response to the report and its recommendations and will he...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Admissions (21 Jun 2017)

Fintan Warfield: I am encouraged that the Minister favours change in this area. The Migrant Rights Centre of Ireland, in its submission to the consultation, said that contemporary Ireland is one of the most diverse countries in Europe, with over 16% of the population being foreign-born and over a quarter of children being born to at least one foreign parent but discriminatory practices such as the baptism...

Seanad: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and join with other Senators in congratulating him on his appointment to his new position. I wish him all the best. I welcome my comrade and colleague, Deputy Pearse Doherty, to the House. I also welcome this Bill as the beginning of a change in the relationship between consumers and financial institutions. We must not forget that consumers are...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jun 2017)

Fintan Warfield: I wish all Members a happy pride week. The Dublin Pride Parade will take place on Saturday and other pride parades will take place across Ireland. This summer, many of those participating in the Dublin pride festival will remember the homophobic murder of Declan Flynn in 1982. The LGBT community continue to march against discrimination persecution with visibility and pride. Last year's...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2017)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the amendment from Senator Paul Gavan, which I second. I am also proud to co-sign the Bill. I rise to discuss another Bill dealing with people who are 16. On 29 March we initiated a Second Stage debate on the Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016. The Government made a decision that week to delay the Bill so a Second Reading would take place in 2018. The Minister of...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Removal of Sub-minimum Rates of Pay) Bill 2017: First Stage (27 Jun 2017)

Fintan Warfield: I second the proposal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Preserving Ireland's Natural Heritage: Discussion (5 Jul 2017)

Fintan Warfield: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh gach duine. I got really worried when Mr. Lumley started mentioning the Pope. I spend my mornings in the Seanad avoiding the morning prayer. This place should always face outward. It should talk less and listen more and I am sorry Mr. Lumley did not get that same listening time from a colleague because he paints a grim picture which the Oireachtas...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Preserving Ireland's Natural Heritage: Discussion (5 Jul 2017)

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Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Fintan Warfield: Why use a satnav around Dublin?

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Fintan Warfield: I hope the Leader will join with me in wishing Carl Corcoran, presenter of RTE Lyric FM's, "The Blue of the Night", greetings and well wishes as he departs his show, bringing to a conclusion a journey of almost ten years and beginning a new journey of future exciting musical challenges. If "The Blue of the Night" is anything to go by, Carl is an experienced musician, songwriter and promoter....

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Fintan Warfield: They are held to account.

Seanad: Equality of Access to Education: Motion (12 Jul 2017)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Labour Party motion. I welcome the Minister of State and congratulate her on her appointment and I welcome the citizens in the Public Gallery. I regret that Senator Mullen feels that a to and fro has developed between Sinn Féin and the Labour Party. I think what Senator Gavan has set out and what I will set out is a vision for a political system that does not make...