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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Could his marriage equality work ever have been conceived if Mr. Caslin had to go through a planning process?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Fintan Warfield: How far in advance did Mr. Caslin have to do that?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Does Ms Mullally have any comment on cultures that might exist in councils or in local authorities?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Fintan Warfield: What is Mr. Kelly referring to in that regard?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)

Fintan Warfield: The University College Dublin, UCD, students’ union released a report on student accommodation. It not only highlights the housing crisis that students and their families are facing but also the measures that can be taken by Government in the upcoming budget to reduce the cost of living and studying in Ireland. Two thirds of students are paying upwards of €750 to €900,...

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

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister to the House. I will address amendments Nos. 55, 58 and 91. On No. 55, the wording "as soon as practicable" gives too much discretion to the chief deciding officer. There is no reason a decision could not be reached within 28 days as specified in section 21(1)(a) or within an additional 28 days, as specified here in our amendment, given the resources afforded to the...

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

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 55: In page 16, line 34, to delete "as soon as practicable" and substitute "within 28 days".

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

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 58: In page 16, between lines 38 and 39, to insert the following: "(c) shall, when applicant has reached the age of 75 years or older prioritise applicant and process within 15 days.".

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

Fintan Warfield: The Bill requires survivors to waive the entitlement to initiate litigation in order to access the redress scheme. As Senator Black pointed out, and as Sinn Féin pointed out in previous amendments, the position that has been taken by Government here can be contrasted to the symphysiotomy payment scheme, which did not require or compel any woman to forgo her right to initiate legal...

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

Fintan Warfield: Regarding the Minister's consultation with the Attorney General, is there room for manoeuvre in his position or is that to give legal clarity to what is in the Bill as it stands?

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

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 91: In page 27, line 22, to delete "as soon as is practicable" and substitute "within 28 days".

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

Fintan Warfield: On amendment No. 114, the exclusion of several relevant institutions was highlighted by the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation and the OAK report. On Committee Stage, Sinn Féin tried to introduce an amendment to include the four other institutions that we believe were identified by survivors as operating, by and large, as mother and baby homes but are excluded from...

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...