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Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2024)

Fintan Warfield: The others are from the Civil Engagement Group.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I did not quite catch what would not be included under FOI in the Minister of State's speech. I could not quite hear that section. I am not asking him to repeat himself. I can check the record.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2024)

Fintan Warfield: Head 113 of the general scheme of the Bill provided that the authority shall make certain provisions by way of statutory instruments, but the Bill does not include the same level of detail in section 52. We are seeking to introduce that level of detail back into the Bill at this stage. It would bring the legislation in line with the commitment given that the social impact fund would reflect...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 100: In page 48, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following: "(4) The contributions to the Social Impact Fund under subsection (3) shall be calculated having regard to— (a) the size of licence holders’ operations, (b) the gambling services and activities being offered by licence holders, (c) the potential harm/risk associated with the gambling...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Fintan Warfield: The Government will have to withdraw these amendments. It is proposing significant new amendments here relating to fossil fuel infrastructure. We strongly oppose the rushed introduction of amendments relating to LNG and they should be removed. The Government amendments provide for an LNG terminal to be designated as strategic infrastructure, potentially allowing for the normal planning...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Fintan Warfield: A total of 57 tonnes of weapons have been transported through Irish airspace on its way to Israel without clearance from the State. What is the Government doing to challenge Israel and its collaborators regarding this illegal use of sovereign airspace? Irish airspace is being used to transfer weapons of war to commit genocide in Gaza and ethnic cleansing in the West Bank. If it were not...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 116: In page 78, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following: “(s) a strategy relating to cultural matters, including consideration of requirements for cultural spaces.”.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I will speak on amendment No. 116 on regional spatial and economic strategies. They should include a specific strategy for cultural matters, including space, infrastructure and facilities for creation, performance and culture engagement. Access to space is a big issue in the cultural and creative sector. Culture begins in the local community. It begins at home and in school with friends...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 59: In page 66, line 29, after “and” to insert “with the approval of both houses of the Oireachtas”.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I will speak to amendments Nos 59, 62 and 74. Amendment No. 62 would ensure the protection and promotion of the use of the Irish language in the Gaeltacht and beyond would be central to the national planning framework as an objective and when identifying national strategic development requirements. Conradh na Gaelige makes the point that the Minister’s guidelines in section 28 of the...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (15 Jul 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I will reflect on the fact that we want a planning system that makes good decisions in a timely manner with good public participation. We want a planning system that allows the public, and the semi-State and private sectors, to meet the social and economic needs of our country, one that delivers good-quality, affordable homes, renewable energy...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (15 Jul 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 16: In page 43, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “Report on impact on heritage 7. An Chomhairle Oidhreachta shall, following consultation with experts on heritage, produce a report and submit it before both Houses of the Oireachtas not later than six months following the enactment of this Act, examining the impact of this Act on built and...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (15 Jul 2024)

Fintan Warfield: Amendment No. 19 relates to rent pressure zones and short-term letting in these zones. It is well established that there are more short-term lets being advertised in RPZs than long-term rentals. The vast majority of those short-term listings are in breach of planning law, yet the owners and online platforms that facilitate them are profiting from what are clear breaches of planning law.Sinn...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (15 Jul 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 19: In page 44, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following: “(5) Within 6 months of the commencement of this Section the Minister shall law before the Houses of the Oireachtas a report detailing the enforcement of the restrictions on short-term letting in Rent Pressure Zones and further measures to ensure such enforcement.”.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (15 Jul 2024)

Fintan Warfield: Senator Higgins-----

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (15 Jul 2024)

Fintan Warfield: The Senator has gone too far.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (15 Jul 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 33: In page 48, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: “(g) or any other person why has a martial interest in the development.”.

Seanad: Civil Registration (Electronic Registration) Bill 2024: Second Stage (3 Jul 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Bill. I wish to make a couple of wider points that do not necessarily apply to the Minister of State's Department but certainly do apply to the Government. Sinn Féin welcomes the Bill. We believe greater flexibility in registering major life events is to be welcomed. The Bill brings us into line with other countries by allowing us to register life events online in...

Seanad: Digital Services (Levy) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 Jul 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I congratulate the Minister of State on his appointment to Cabinet. My questions relate more to how the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act ties in with this Bill. My only question on the Bill is whether the Minister of State has an indication of how much the levy will raise to support the overheads and expenses of Coimisiún na Meán. As I understand it, this is the second...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (27 Jun 2024)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. Sinn Féin wants to get planning right. We want a planning system that makes good-quality decisions in a timely manner following meaningful public participation. We want a planning system that allows the public, semi-State and private sectors to meet the social and economic needs of our country, that ensures the delivery of good-quality and...