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Seanad: Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Jul 2021)

Fintan Warfield: The Minister referred to the RTB figures which indicated that there were 3,800 rent warning notices and 1,122 notices to quit issued from August 2020 to May 2021 working their way through the system. There are concerns, not just from Sinn Féin but from other political parties and Threshold, that we could possibly see a steady increase in presentations of homelessness. This amendment is...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Jul 2021)

Fintan Warfield: Stephen and I are currently planning our wedding and were suggesting that there might not be any speeches at the wedding.

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Jul 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Bill and echo what Senator Moynihan said. We have called consistently for a three-year ban on rent increases. I mentioned on Second Stage the need to remove terminations and I hope the Government legislation in the autumn will deal with tenancies of indefinite duration to remove terminations on the grounds of the sale of a property, renovation of a property, use for family,...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I speak on behalf of Sinn Féin to support the amendment tabled by the Civil Engagement Group. The chapters of CETA that relate to investor courts will impact on every aspect of public policy and severely hinder the power of a progressive government and this Government to make significant changes to people's lives. This is no less true in terms of how we tackle climate change and...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 33: In page 9, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following: “(2A) The Climate Action Plan must also, with reference to the just transition principles— (a) explain how the proposals and policies set out in the plan are expected to affect different sectors, households, communities, and regions, including how they are expected to affect employment...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I am disappointed the Minister will not accept either of these amendments. I know we have had a long discussion. I was here for it. I did not weigh in at the time, but it is outrageous the Bill does not contain a definition already.The original Bill also lacked a single mention of just transition. The version we have now mentions it but does not define what it actually is. I urge the...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 34: In page 9, line 33, to delete “, in the Minister’s opinion,”. We believe this wording is a get-out clause and nothing more. Professor John Sweeney from Maynooth University said that this Bill is peppered with weasel words and this is a particularly good example of that. The part of the Bill that this amendment seeks to change reads: (3)...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2021)

Fintan Warfield: Yes. I would have been delighted if the Minister had at least accepted amendment No. 36, which was an alternative, rather than our own proposal to delete "in the Minister's opinion". I do think that is going to happen so I will press the amendment.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 36: In page 9, line 36, to delete ", in the Minister's opinion,".

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 38: In page 9, line 38, to delete ", in the Minister's opinion,".

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges Facing Arts Venues and Theatres as a result of Covid-19: Discussion (30 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I propose, with the agreement of the committee, that we write to the Minister to express the view that the EWSS remain in place until box office capacity and income are restored to reasonable levels. I know theatres and arts centres throughout the State are making projections both with the EWSS and without it. The projections without it are...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 7: In page 5, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following: “(6A) Any decision of a local authority to initiate a process to extend the duration of a development plan under this section or section 11D(1), shall require an associated resolution of the members of the planning authority in respect of such an extension in accordance with subsection (2), and...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 8: In page 5, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following: “(6A) Notwithstanding anything in this section, or in section 11D, a planning authority shall not extend the duration of the development plan more than twice, and for no more than an accumulated period of one year.”. This is to stop incrementally extending and thus trying to avoid...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 9: In page 5, line 28, to delete "1 January 2024" and substitute "1 January 2022". These amendments seek to pull back the period over which the provisions allowing for an extension of a county development plan is permitted to be effected. There is no justification for allowing multiple extensions out to 1 January 2024. Such extensions will operate not only to...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 12: In page 6, to delete lines 1 to 8 and substitute the following: “(a) a screening determination is made to determine the requirement to carry out a strategic environmental assessment and an appropriate assessment, in relation to the development plan as extended by any period of extension proposed by the planning authority under section 9A or 11D, (b) such...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 16: In page 6, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: “(2A) (a) In deciding whether to pursue any and all extensions of the duration of the development plan, the elected members and the chief executive of the planning authority shall undertake an assessment to support the obligation to have regard to the matters specified under section 15 of the...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: Yes, I am.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 18: In page 6, line 28, to delete “4 weeks” and substitute “8 weeks”. These simple amendments are self-explanatory. Amendments Nos. 18 and 19 propose to amend “4 weeks” to “8 weeks” in section 3(4)(b) and (c), respectively, and amendment No. 20 proposes to amend “8 weeks” to “12...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 19: In page 6, line 33, to delete “4 weeks” and substitute “8 weeks”.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 20: In page 6, line 36, to delete “8 weeks” and substitute “12 weeks”.