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Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 114: In page 35, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: “(4) The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Eireann a report on the operation of the Mother and Baby Institution Payments Scheme. A report under this section shall consider the following matters: (a) the scope for inclusion of...

Seanad: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 May 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 1: In page 13, after line 42, to insert the following: “PART 5 AMENDMENT OF DENTISTS ACT 1985 Definition (Part 5) 16.In this Part, “Act of 1985” means the Dentists Act 1985. Amendment of Act of 1985 17.The Act of 1985 is amended by the insertion of the following Part after Part IV: “PART IVA MAINTENANCE OF PROFESSIONAL...

Seanad: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 May 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I appreciate the Minister's response. I understand this proposal has been with the Department since October 2021. There has been plenty of time to consider it and he has had plenty of time to bring forward his own amendment. We must move forward on this issue. The Minister has admitted we need to take action on it. I ask him to look favourably on my amendment. Dentists and patients...

Seanad: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 May 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I will not divide the House. I am conscious of the numbers. I appreciate the Minister's response. It was worthwhile to have the conversation again in light of the amendment put forward by Deputy Shortall in the Dáil. I hope we will see action on this issue as soon as possible.

Seanad: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 May 2023)

Fintan Warfield: On behalf of Sinn Féin, I welcome this Bill from the point of view of restoring the ability of holders of medical degrees from Britain and the North to take up interim training posts in this State. This is essential for attracting trained doctors into the HSE. Brexit has had, and continues to have, a very real impact on the mutual recognition of qualifications on this island and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (24 May 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I too welcome our friends from Malawi. I wish them a céad míle fáilte. While the fine of €1.2 billion for Facebook is the largest fine ever imposed under the general data protection regulation, GDPR, the size of the fine masks a number of issues with GDPR itself and with the Irish Data Protection Commission, DPC. The Irish Council for Civil Liberties, ICCL, has said...

Seanad: Disregard of Certain Criminal Records of Gay Men: Motion (17 May 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I move: That Seanad Éireann: acknowledges: - the historic 30th anniversary of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993, signed into law on 7th July, 1993, that decriminalised male homosexuality and introduced an equal age of consent; - the 40th anniversary of both the ‘March from Liberty Hall to Fairview Park’ and the 40th anniversary of the Dublin LGBTQ Pride...

Seanad: Disregard of Certain Criminal Records of Gay Men: Motion (17 May 2023)

Fintan Warfield: On the issue of "expunging" versus "disregarding", it was considered in the progress report of the working group. One of its members, Kieran Rose, who is a member of the community, is here. "Expunging" means to destroy completely or to remove completely. A different approach, such as "disregard", would allow records not to be removed or destroyed but available to researchers and...

Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media: Statements (11 May 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I thank all the sporting bodies that contributed to the sessions and thank the secretariat of our committee, which put in a lot of work, as always, on this report. The committee has put forward a genuine vision for sport that is one of inclusion, fair play and good conduct. I acknowledge the role of referees. They do a really important job. Many of us would not do that job, and that is...

Seanad: Electoral Reform (Amendment) and Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (10 May 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I thank the Civil Engagement Group - Senators Higgins, Flynn, Black and Ruane and their team for tabling this omnibus Bill. It is very welcome and I am grateful for the chance to speak on it. I missed the electoral reform Bill, due to Covid, so I am happy to have the chance to talk about having the vote at 16 in particular. I welcome Paul...

Seanad: Electoral Reform (Amendment) and Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (10 May 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Hear, hear.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local Community Arts: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome all the witnesses. Culture begins in the community with family and friends and in school. Cultural engagement is built on community activity. It follows that a crucial point of State engagement is the local authority and local arts. I am delighted that this meeting is taking place and that the witnesses are all here to join us to discuss these issues. A number of years ago, I...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local Community Arts: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Fintan Warfield: We need an Industrial Development Authority, IDA Ireland, promotion.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local Community Arts: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Fintan Warfield: It is obviously a reserved function for councillors. It is a local, democratic budget. Certainly in some cases there is scope for the State to help that along. I am probably way over time so I thank the Acting Chair and appreciate that.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner (9 May 2023)

Fintan Warfield: On behalf of Sinn Féin, I welcome the Commissioner. Europe Day is an opportunity to discuss the direction of travel in the European Union with regard to our social, economic and political challenges. That is admittedly a great deal to do within four minutes, or even one minute. As a 31-year-old, all I have ever known is an Ireland at the heart of the European family. Indeed, my...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: EU Funding (27 Apr 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Creative Europe is the EU programme supporting the culture and creative sectors. It is the Commission's primary support for the culture and audiovisual sectors, with a budget of €2.4 billion, approximately double the budget of the previous programme. It invests in actions that reinforce cultural diversity and respond to the needs and challenges of the culture and creative sectors. A...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: EU Funding (27 Apr 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the Minister of State for his response. However, I am disappointed the Minister and the Department will not recognise the potential multiplier effect any Government intervention would have in supporting organisations applying for EU funding. The Minister says it is heartening to see the increased level of allocations to date compared with the previous programme and hopes this will...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: EU Funding (27 Apr 2023)

Fintan Warfield: So support them.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Apr 2023)

Fintan Warfield: As we all know, the EU fiscal rules were suspended during the pandemic. Indeed, the pandemic underlined the fundamental weakness of those rules, particularly the Stability and Growth Pact. What good are rules that are suspended if and when they become inconvenient? What good are rules that make impossible the necessary public investment in housing, healthcare and climate action that is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Apr 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Last Friday, I attended the launch of a legal and academic report on making a case for Irish unity in the EU.I commend Professor Colin Harvey and Mark Bassett on their outstanding work on this important report and other reports. As we all know, in 2017 the Irish Government asked the European Council to acknowledge two matters: that the Good Friday Agreement provides the mechanism through...