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- Seanad: Special Education Provision: Statements (8 Feb 2021)
Fintan Warfield: I am very pleased that children are returning to special education. As others have said it is a very positive step for the more than 8,000 pupils enrolled in special schools. The later return of the 7,500 pupils enrolled in special classes in mainstream primary schools is also very welcome. Some of these children suffered the most during the first lockdown and we all know that it is vital...
- Seanad: Response to Covid-19 (Housing, Local Government and Heritage): Statements (1 Feb 2021)
Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister to the House. Renting continues to be an unpredictable nightmare for many people. The irony is that we are working harder and saving more money, yet renting in Dublin is still prohibitively expensive. Dublin city rents now average over €2,000 per month. Last year, State-wide, rents increased by 1.2%. If ever there was a time to give renters a break, it is...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Third Level Fees (26 Jan 2021)
Fintan Warfield: It will come as no surprise to the Minister of State to hear me say that I believe in a publicly-funded model of third level education and moving towards the complete removal of fees. Universities and colleges have been underfunded for over a decade, forcing them to find money in the private sector or to charge international students huge fees. I have been contacted by students, as I am...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Third Level Fees (26 Jan 2021)
Fintan Warfield: This is the first day of the second semester for many students. The key question I am asking the Minister of State is whether he will engage with the universities. Not everybody signed up for online courses. People could have signed up for online courses. These fees are just completely unjustifiable.People are telling us they feel scammed. We need to do more than the €250 grant....
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: Am I right in saying that we have two hours to debate the Bill?
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: We might.
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: Amendment No. 1 is necessary because the State has failed over many years to properly legislate for the substitute consent process and ensure what are, effectively, retrospective environmental impact assessments have enough community input and scrutiny as a fresh one carried out today. The cost of not bothering to do this has brought misery to the community of Derrybrien and many others....
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: I will speak on amendments Nos. 2, 4 and 6 to 8, inclusive. I have a few comments in response to the Minister's contribution. He says that less than 2% of tenancies end in dispute. I wonder if that is because there are options open to the landlord if he or she wants the tenancy to come to an end, be it to end the tenancy on the basis of a family member moving in or on the basis of selling...
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: What about the-----
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: These amendments, particularly amendment No. 21, relate to the treatment of tenants who are repaying arrears as per an agreement with their landlord. Where a person has experienced difficulties making repayments during the emergency period, there should not be increases in rent for six months after the end of that period. Many people will scrape to get through that period. To impose any...
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: The Minister has noted we have submitted our amendments in good faith. I regret that none of them has been accepted but I would like to push amendment No. 1 to a vote when we come to it.
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 1: In page 12, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: "(ba) make available online all information— (i) considered by the Board at any leave stage under section 177D for the application now being considered for substitute consent where the application was subject to such a stage, or (ii) in the case where the application was made pursuant to a...
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 2: In page 14, line 3, to delete “12 April 2021” and substitute “12 June 2021”.
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 4: In page 14, to delete line 19 and substitute the following: “(i) he or she anticipates falling into rent arrears in the near future, and”.
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: I second the amendment.