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Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 30: "In page 7, to delete lines 33 to 41, and in page 8, to delete lines 1 to 27."

Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 33: "In page 8, to delete lines 5 to 17 and substitute the following: “(4) The procedure to be undertaken by the bodies or organisations provided for under subsection (1), shall require that further to a request from the Minister to make a nomination— (a) they publicly invite applications from suitably qualified persons for consideration as a...

Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 37: In page 8, line 24, to delete “and”

Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 40: In page 8, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following: “and (h) in subsection (10), by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (a): “(aa) is, or who was in the previous 12 months been, established civil servants for the purposes of the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005 or established public servants in...

Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 49: In page 9, lines 26 and 27, to delete all words from and including “may” in line 26 down to and including line 27 and substitute “shall-”. Amendment No. 49 proposes to delete the discretion on action where there has been a complaint or a breach of the code, or other failure as specified. We seek to replace “may” with...

Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I might speak first.

Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: With respect to Senators Martin and Murphy, I do not think this Bill will improve the situation. I reiterate Sinn Féin’s complete opposition to what is being done here. In our view, if these measures are introduced, they will make matters worse. We are fundamentally opposed to the Bill. It is not-----

Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: It will be. The legislation is completely unclear and has the potential to undermine the work of the board. We want to work with the Minister to improve and clean up the board and restore public confidence, and we have tabled amendments to that effect today. This is not an acceptable way to progress. Having said that, if a vote is called today, we will abstain because we understand...

Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 50: In page 9, line 39, to delete “may” and substitute “shall”.

Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 51: In page 10, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: “(c) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2): “(3A) Where the Minister considers further to a complaint of otherwise that the conduct of the Chair may have been such as to bring the Board into disrepute or may have been prejudicial to the effective performance by...

Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 54: "In page 10, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: “Provisions in respect of foreshore licensing requirements for certain surveying activities 14.The Act of 1933 is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 3: “Obligations 3AA. Notwithstanding anything in the definition of the foreshore in section 1, and the...

Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I will await the Minister of State’s response.

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister to the House. Covid-19 forced us to reimagine much of our lives, not least our work life balance. These hard-earned lessons should and must be part of our future approach to the issues around caring, disability, inclusivity, equality and workers rights and this Bill is a welcome step in that regard. While the Bill includes a number of important provisions for family...

Seanad: Appointment of Ordinary Members of An Coimisiún Toghcháin: Motion (14 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I call Senator Boyhan.

Seanad: Appointment of Ordinary Members of An Coimisiún Toghcháin: Motion (14 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: If we have no other speakers I will take the opportunity from the Chair also to congratulate the selected members and to welcome the existence of the Electoral Commission. There is so much to do on electoral reform including widening the franchise for our younger people of 16 and 17 years of age and as Senator Kyne said making it easier for people to register to vote.

Seanad: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 1: In page 8, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: "(8) Within six months of the passing of this Act, the Minister shall lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas a report of a review into the digitization of the land registry including proposed reforms to expedite land disputes where the title deeds are currently unclear due to issues with historic or...

Seanad: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 2: In page 8, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: "(8) Within six months of the passing of this Act, the Minister shall lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas a report setting out further consideration by his Department and the Department of Justice on the transfer of responsibility for the Property Services Regulatory Authority to the Department of...

Seanad: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I do not think I will convince the Minister of State. Nevertheless, I will press the amendment.

Seanad: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 3: In page 8, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: “(8) Within six months of the passing of this Act, the Minister shall lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas a report on the creation of a real time land transaction register similar to the Residential Property Price Register.”. I urge the Minister of State to support this amendment....

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare (Dogs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I commend my party colleague Senator Boylan on her work on this issue and welcome the Minister of State to the debate. Overcrowding in Ireland’s dog pounds and shelters is the worst we have seen in a decade. In recent weeks, more than a dozen shelters have announced they have no space for new dogs. On one day alone, five shelters closed their doors. This surge can, in part, be...