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Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Reform of Insurance for Thatched Heritage Buildings: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: It is ironic that, historically, insurance was based on policyholders coming together and the smaller sectors are now expected to pay their way. It is a joke.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Reform of Insurance for Thatched Heritage Buildings: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: Mr. Darby was no longer a European citizen on that phone call.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Reform of Insurance for Thatched Heritage Buildings: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: Ultimately, if people cannot mind them, the State will end up buying them because they will not be occupied or they will be lying idle. Suddenly, the call will be made again to protect our heritage. The State will ultimately end up owning the houses and they will not be occupied as living dwellings.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister and his colleagues. He said in his opening statement that there had been a steady and sizeable increase in the share of women on the largest listed company boards. I suppose that refers to the ISEQ 20. Female representation has risen from 18% in 2018 to 32% in March this year. The Minister said that was a significant achievement in a short time but, clearly, more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: For the Minister's information we have had some discussion about quotas at local level in the committee and it has been mentioned that we could incentivise them rather than penalising parties.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: Will the Minister take Seanad reform as his focus?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: A democratic and accountable Oireachtas is crucial to that as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: That group was set up with the Minister's terms of reference.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Reform of Insurance for Thatched Heritage Buildings: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I have one last question that I have not fully thought out. I look at the European flag behind the Chair and the committee and we talk about Ireland being such a small market. Are we not part of a much bigger market? For example, with thatched cottages, I am thinking about France-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: We had a very good Private Members' debate on night-life and the night-time economy prior to the summer recess. In our pre-budget submission we called for special exemption orders to be abolished in full and to be waived until the sale of alcohol Bill goes through the Oireachtas.While I welcome the Government's commitment to halve those fees, I take this opportunity to say they are a racket....

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I will speak about amendment No. 58. There is some concern around this amendment given its potential implications for the bodily integrity of people with psychosocial disabilities. It is a form of substitute decision making that runs contrary to the requirements of the UNCRPD. I urge the Minister to look at the amendments Senators Black, Hoey and I have tabled on advance healthcare...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: There are concerns that it could take years for the Mental Health Act 2001 to be reformed. Is that a worry people should have?

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: There is something that I want to put on the record regarding the Mental Health Commission, which launched its 2021 annual report recently. It stated criteria for involuntary detention is quite wide-ranging, as it stands, in the Mental Health Act. People can go in voluntarily and unexpectedly be made to stay involuntarily. The Mental Health Commission 2021 report states: "If a voluntary...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 4: In page 8, after line 35, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 3 of Principal Act 5.The Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following section for section 3: “Recognition of legal capacity 3.(1) Legal capacity means the ability to hold rights and duties and to exercise these rights and duties. (2) The exercise of legal...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I withdraw this amendment and retain the right to resubmit it on Report Stage.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I will accept the ruling of the Chair.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 5: In page 9, to delete lines 36 to 40.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: Speaking on this section and my earlier amendment No. 4, with the leave of the Chair, this amendment concerned the amending of section 3 of the Act and the recognition of legal capacity. The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act was drafted to enable Ireland to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, CRPD. However, the Act remains non-compliant with the CRPD....

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 6: In page 10, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: "Amendment of section 8 of Principal Act 8.Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following: "(11) The guiding principles contained in subsections (1) to (10) shall be interpreted consistently with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2022)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the Acting Chair for his patience. The idea behind the amendment was that now that we have ratified the CRPD, embedding an explicit requirement for the courts to interpret the Act in a manner that gives effect to the convention strengthens the potential for the Act to be interpreted in a manner compatible with Ireland's human rights obligations. The Act was continually referred to...