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Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2018)

Fintan Warfield: I wish Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh well and to be associated with the comments made by Senators across the Chamber. I first met Trevor at the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology when I studied film and television production in Galway, a UNESCO City of Film. I campaigned with him and the party during the February election at the time. I had been designing leaflets for the party for...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2018)

Fintan Warfield: I wish to propose an amendment to the Order of Business that we take No. 22 before No. 1. Item No. 22 is the Sinn Féin Bill entitled the Arts (Dignity at Work) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018, which is, "an Act to enable the Arts Council to ensure that funding is contingent on compliance with employment law and for that purpose to amend the Arts Act 2003; and to provide for related...

Seanad: Arts (Dignity at Work) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: First Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Fintan Warfield: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to enable the Arts Council to ensure that funding is contingent on compliance with employment law and for that purpose to amend the Arts Act 2003; and to provide for related matters.

Seanad: Arts (Dignity at Work) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: First Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Fintan Warfield: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2018)

Fintan Warfield: I refer to the desperate situation with which students in the Six Counties are faced because of the Conservative Government's failure to provide adequate information on solutions which will allow for the continuation of the Erasmus+ programme after the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. The UK agency for Erasmus+ issued a Brexit update in December which stated the...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2018)

Fintan Warfield: My point is-----

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2018)

Fintan Warfield: My point is that the Irish Government must not allow Mrs. Theresa May's Government to do this and that the Department of Education and Skills should defend the right of students in the North to take part in Erasmus+ programmes. Such programmes provide them with vital funding to enable them to undertake third year placements that are a compulsory component of their degree programmes. Will...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Fintan Warfield: Without wanting to repeat the points made by the Independent Senators, as Senator Ruane said, this is a redraft of the amendment on Committee Stage. I agree it is an improvement on what exists there. I watched Committee Stage from my office and there was a clear message from the House that the autonomy of the students union in the Bill must be absolute. That message was clear from the...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Fintan Warfield: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Fintan Warfield: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Fintan Warfield: Senator Coffey still says he is not against the amendment.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Fintan Warfield: The amendment deals with ethos, with the institutions promoting an ethos that would support entrepreneurship. The ethos is separate from the laudable matters outlined in the Senator's speech. Senator Gavan mentioned America and I was there. The only support one gets in America is through entrepreneurship. The only grants that governments are willing to give out relate to entrepreneurship....

Seanad: Housing: Statements (Resumed) (20 Feb 2018)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy English, to the House. We all understand adequate housing is one of the most basic human needs and, consequently, one of the most important human rights. Last week, thejournal.iepublished an in-depth analysis on whether it was cheaper to pay rent or get a mortgage in the State. The article brought up some stark realisations. In Dublin 7, where there...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Social Welfare Scheme for Artists (15 Feb 2018)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the Minister for coming to the House. I fully support the concept of a social welfare scheme for artists. This is important and long overdue. We need to shape the scheme so that it appreciates the work of artists and supports them to produce work during a meaningful career. It has come to my attention that the number who have availed of the pilot scheme has been quite low, some 13...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Social Welfare Scheme for Artists (15 Feb 2018)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the Minister. We will feed into any review. The ideas are for an extension of the scheme to performing artists and a longer review time for self-employment. Sweden, for example, has three years compared to our one. An exemption from non-relevant training courses or reactivation schemes would also be welcome, as would robust copyright legislation that allows artists to make a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (14 Feb 2018)

Fintan Warfield: Is this the only meeting at which we will discuss the arts and education?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (14 Feb 2018)

Fintan Warfield: In giving our feedback my office sent on a request that the National Youth Council be invited to address the joint committee. It might have gone to the Chairman's office rather than to the committee secretariat.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Arts and Education: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the Chair for indulging me and I thank the witnesses for their time. All of us equally understand and appreciate the role of arts for young people, be it from personal experience in the system, the informal education system or otherwise. I will get straight down to questions. This question is for Dr. Sweeney. The commitments in the Arts in Education Charter state that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Arts and Education: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Fintan Warfield: Which Minister has the responsibility for filling the vacancy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Arts and Education: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Fintan Warfield: The charter makes a number of commitments. Dr. Sweeney touched on some of them. A number of them have yet to be honoured in a meaningful way. Included are commitments on guaranteed student visits to cultural institutions, reduced ticket prices, artists' residencies, and arts policies for all second level schools. Is there a reason we had to wait four years for the Creative Ireland...