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Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petitions on Unauthorised Developments (9 Dec 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I thank Mr. O'Sullivan. I will have to step away.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petitions on Unauthorised Developments (9 Dec 2021)

Fintan Warfield: That is why I started now, so we will have a little time. I hope Senator Murphy may be able to get in as well. I thank the witnesses for their work, for being very proactive citizens on this issue and for bringing it all the way to Leinster House. It is important that we hear from Waterways Ireland and Westmeath County Council. I know the solutions are not easy. There is no perfect...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I want to raise the serious work of the Future of Media Commission. We have yet to see the publication of its report, which sits with the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, and the Taoiseach. The Future of Media Commission is not to be confused with the future media commission, whoever came up with that. It is an independent panel set up under the programme for Government. It had its...

Seanad: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Dec 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I am here to moan, complain and give out - shock horror. While Senator Garvey was speaking, I was reminded of looking over the edge at Loop Head in her home county of Clare. I looked down at the Atlantic and watched the whales for hours. That is a nice thought on this day. I commend everyone in the Department who worked to prepare this mammoth Bill. I have never held a Bill so big. I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Dec 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I commend the Leader on wearing a red ribbon today. Yesterday was World AIDS Day. It is 40 years since the discovery of AIDS and the start of the epidemic. I would like to place on record the memory of all those who have died from AIDS-related illnesses and reiterate the message of U=U, or undetectable equals untransmittable. This is the scientific fact that if you are on effective...

Seanad: Covid-19 and the New Measures (Education): Statements (2 Dec 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister to the House. I can appreciate the frustration out there. The Minister said, in her contribution, that the decision to introduce new measures is not one that has been taken lightly. I recognise that it presents yet another challenge for students and their schools. I have an issue with the fact that children were sent back to school with fewer mitigation measures in...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Towards Referees, Officials and Players in Sport: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the Chair and all of our witnesses for this interesting conversation. My notes are a bit scattered here, but I want to pick up on the under-reporting side of this. Do the organisations' representatives think there is under-reporting both internally, within the associations, as well as to An Garda Síochána? There is no need to reinvent the wheel. We see under-reporting of...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Towards Referees, Officials and Players in Sport: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I am probably oversimplifying it, but it seems that in rugby the only player that can talk to the referee is the captain. That is a simple step FIFA and UEFA could take that would make the lives of people easier. However, I may be oversimplifying it.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I want to add my voice to support a TRIPS waiver. As I have spoken on the record in this regard on the Order of Business in the convention centre in the past, I will not use my time on it today. I have not spoken on Order of Business since the Taoiseach was with us. I thought the elephant in the room was the fact that the Taoiseach did not give a response on the issue of Seanad reform. I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2021)

Fintan Warfield: It was Thursday.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Homes Redress Scheme: Statements (30 Nov 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome Senator Boyhan as the Acting Chairperson for this debate. I acknowledge his work and experience of these issues. At lunchtime today, I visited the National Gallery of Ireland to see a striking portrait of Catherine Corless, particularly ahead of the statements tonight. Her portrait was painted by Paul MacCormaic as part of the portrait competition that has been mentioned in the...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I wish to make a point on behalf of Senators Ruane and Black, who could not be here. I wanted to note that they hope to table an amendment for Report Stage. They are concerned about people occupying a dwelling in the course of or following renovations in respect of disability access in particular and retrofitting. They said tenants should not fear eviction because they have requested...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

Fintan Warfield: Gabh mo leithscéal.

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 17: In page 6, after line 38, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 34 of Principal Act 6. Section 34 of the Principal Act is amended by the deletion of paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Table to that section.”. May I speak to the amendment?

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

Fintan Warfield: Are you serious? May I speak to the amendment, with the indulgence of the Acting Chairperson?

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

Fintan Warfield: Yes, if I may. I thank the Acting Chairperson. I appreciate that. This amendment is very important. I am sorry I missed the grouping. I made the point on Second Stage of the Bill, and to the Taoiseach when he was before the House last Thursday for statements, that the term "tenancies of indefinite duration" should not be used if sufficient protection is not provided to tenants. Doing so...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the Chairman for allowing me in at this point as I have to leave this meeting at 2.30 p.m. I welcome the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, and the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers. I have a number of questions for the Minister. Where is the creative industries roadmap, as promised in the programme for Government? The Creative Ireland website states that Creative Ireland has...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Fintan Warfield: Will the Minister address the issue of the legal deposit scheme? It has been more than a year. The Minister is in breach of an Act in the context of bringing forward a report on the scheme.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Fintan Warfield: We need a scheme that is substantially better than the one that is in place. It should not be the job of the National Library of Ireland to reach out and make requests in respect of websites. We know it is understaffed compared with its equivalent national libraries elsewhere in Europe. It should not be its job to request web records. It is a significant job of work. We need to allow it...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Digital Archiving (23 Nov 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, for coming to the House. I hope he will share the details of this discussion with the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Deputy Catherine Martin. I would have appreciated the Minister's presence here today, but I know she will be at the Oireachtas committee meeting on Wednesday. I thank the Minister for State...