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Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move recommendation No. 9: In page 66, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: “Report on income tax relief 25.The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on an income tax relief equivalent in value to 8.3 per cent of annual rent to all private rental tenants not already in receipt of any State...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: It is a strong response that is being proposed by the Government and we welcome it. I do not doubt that if I went back to the record that I could find Senator Cummins speaking against a tax relief that is being proposed by Sinn Féin.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: If we can bring it back to this recommendation particularly, I do not think it is a lot to ask that a report be laid before the Dáil so I will press it.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move recommendation No. 10: In page 66, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: “Report on mortgage interest relief 25.The Minister shall, within one month of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the introduction of targeted, tailored and time-bound mortgage interest relief in respect of primary dwelling homes, considering...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move recommendation No. 13: In page 95, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following: "Report on the tax treatment and economic impact of institutional investment in the housing market 38.The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the tax treatment and economic impact of institutional investors and...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: All housing markets are different but the tax treatment of investment vehicles in our housing market must be scrutinised. We welcome the review and I suggest that it be followed by action. We have already seen Department of Finance reports from 2019 stating there is a risk that at sufficient scale, an institutional investor group could, over time, develop monopolistic or oligopolistic...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move recommendation No. 15: In page 103, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “Report on Deferred Tax Assets 44.The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report on the potential for restricting banks from utilising the deferred tax assets scheme.” My colleague, Senator Higgins, is at the...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move recommendation No. 16: In page 103, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “Report on Deferred Tax Assets 44.The Minister shall, within 12 months of the passing of this Act, lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas outlining the potential for removing the qualification to utilise deferred tax assets from any bank which seeks to act on a removal of...

Seanad: Childcare Services: Motion [Private Members] (7 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the Labour Party Senators for tabling the motion, which Sinn Féin will support. We see childcare as a public service for children and parents. When it works a State childcare system can be a huge employer and help with the mental health development and health development of our smallest children and young people. It can facilitate parents, especially women, to access the...

Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister and his officials. I also thank the officials for the briefing they provided yesterday. I begin by expressing again my deep concern and unease, as many others have done, about the introduction of legislation in this last-minute fashion. Like others, I wish to place on record the fact that is not a good way to make law. There have been far too many instances of...

Seanad: National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister. This short and technical Bill will provide the statutory basis to allow the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to increase the aggregate level of funding that will be made available to Fáilte Ireland. As has been said, the current ceiling is €300 million and the Bill will see it increase to €500 million. Sinn Féin will support the...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (6 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: Is it envisaged that community television broadcasters would be also included in the scheme?

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (6 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: That is to be welcomed and I commend the Minister on that.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (6 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: The last time the Bill was before the Seanad the individual complaints mechanism was somewhat up in the air so I welcome its introduction now. However, my colleague, Senator Higgins, had some reservations about section 139(v) and I encouraged her to write to the Minister regarding same. Her concern relates to the requirement for the complainant to specify the category of harmful content...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (6 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: My apologies.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (6 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I want just to say goodbye to Aertel.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (6 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: Aertel is a symbol of a simpler time. The number for the Premier League scores was 221, and at 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoons we wore down those buttons on the remote refreshing the scores. It was where we got the League of Ireland fixtures as well. Goodbye, Aertel.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (6 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the Minister for outlining the changes made in the Dáil. We are obviously disappointed that the levy has not been prescribed in the Bill, but we look forward to the work coimisiún na meán will undertake on the content levy. It will be an extremely important funding stream for the industry. I welcome the independent production element to the scheme and the addition of...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (6 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I speak for Senator Higgins and myself in thanking the Minister and her officials for their engagement. It is a real example of how, when sufficient time is given to the parliamentary process, we can improve legislation together. Some of the amendments the Minister has spoken about today were proposed in this House. I thank the Oireachtas committee and its staff for the time put into the Bill.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I will begin by welcoming the changes to the regulations on who can give blood. I am delighted that the ban on donations from men who have sex with men has come to an end. Many people played a role in this, including these Houses, NGOs and the Government. LGBT activists and groups have long advocated for reform of this discriminatory restriction. All donors will now be asked the same...