Results 141-160 of 196 for long speaker:Fintan Warfield

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

Fintan Warfield: ...our Minister of State, we all have other things to be doing than listening to them counting down the clock, solely because the bottom has fallen out of the agreement with Fianna Fáil here. How long is it intended to keep us here?

Seanad: Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (18 Dec 2018)

Fintan Warfield: ...Stage and the previous Stage that attempted to clear up some typographical errors in the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015. The errors were identified by the Minister and added to the long list of delays. Sinn Féin recently called for these errors to be dealt with in stand-alone legislation that would remove any chance of those amendments being held up by unrelated matters....

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Dec 2018)

Fintan Warfield: ...infrastructure and public transport. The Government needs to prioritise these matters. I will be engaging constructively with the Minister of State tomorrow but my fear is that ultimately, as long as Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil have control of the Customs House in Dublin, our local county halls will become more like shells and will be continually hollowed out.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Commencement of Legislation (5 Dec 2018)

Fintan Warfield: ...the 2018 Bill in the Seanad next week. Crucial lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, LGBT, family and children's rights have been endorsed by these Houses and people have suffered for too long. I appreciate the Minister of State's response, given that he does not have responsibility for that Department, but will he be an advocate and add urgency to this issue? I would appreciate it,...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2018)

Fintan Warfield: The Seanad reform implementation group first met on 9 May. On Tuesday next, I hope, the group will sign off on a report and a Bill. During Taoiseach's questions earlier in the Dáil, the long running saga in Irish politics that is Seanad reform was discussed by all of the group leaders. Some suggested that there are Members in this House who do not believe that we will ever see reform...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Deirdre Hargey, Lord Mayor of Belfast (8 Nov 2018)

Fintan Warfield: .... My boyfriend and I regularly spend time in Belfast. It is a city we have great affection towards and which is, from our experience, safe to be open, public and visible. We feel a real sense of belonging there, given its diversity. Despite legislation unreflective of public opinion on the issue of civil marriage equality, our Seanad team regularly visits Belfast. In 2017, Anne...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2018)

Fintan Warfield: ...;361.6 million expenditure increase in the social welfare budget. This could have been catered for on a phased basis. We should also remember that every €1 spent on youth services saves the State €2.20 in the long run. Youth work took a 31% cut during the crisis. It still has not benefited from the recovery, and yesterday the National Youth Council of Ireland expressed its...

Seanad: Mental Health (Capacity To Consent To Treatment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Oct 2018)

Fintan Warfield: ...% of prescribed whole-time hours set out in A Vision for Change. Our failures in early intervention responses, in particular, will result in a cost ineffective system for years to come and will prolong illness for many. Recognising and treating mental medical conditions early makes as much sense for mental health issues as it does for physical health. However, our CAMHS waiting lists do...

Seanad: Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: Committee Stage (3 Oct 2018)

Fintan Warfield: ...the websites. If we do not act we risk websites such as the campaign for civil marriage equality, the Together for Yes campaign or the pro-life campaign disappearing. Most web pages disappear, on average, within 100 days, so the longer we wait the more we lose. The legislation proposes that the responsibility for depositing the material would be given to each publisher....

Seanad: Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: Committee Stage (3 Oct 2018)

Fintan Warfield: Yes, but the Fianna Fáil amendment has delayed it for two years. How long does the Minister of State expect the feasibility study to take?

Seanad: Project 2040 and Transport Matters: Statements (20 Sep 2018)

Fintan Warfield: ...The revelation proved the intention of this Government, and previous Governments, to concentrate economic growth and development in the eastern region. The upgrade of road and rail networks, that has long been recognised by community and business groups as vital for the sustainability of the regions, were removed from the plans with the blame directed towards the EU. Sinn Féin...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Proposed Legislation (12 Jul 2018)

Fintan Warfield: ...that the Irish Council for Civil Liberties released a report last week. I think the Minister is conducting a review of the Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act 1989, which is a welcome step, albeit long overdue. Perhaps the Minister of State might indicate the stage the review is at, when the report on it will be released and, ultimately, when he foresees robust legislation being...

Seanad: Short-term Lettings Bill 2018: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Fintan Warfield: ...our weakened local authority system that is not possible in Ireland. Dublin City Council is dependent on regulation and guidance from central Government. For example, Barcelona was engaged in a long-running dispute with Airbnb, which listed hundreds of properties that did not have the required permits for city hall, and threatened Airbnb that it would not be able to operate in the city....

Seanad: 25th Anniversary of Decriminalisation of Homosexuality: Motion (19 Jun 2018)

Fintan Warfield: ...Joanne, An Taoiseach said it reflected the extent to which Ireland was such a different place in the 1980s to what it is now. The laws that were repealed in the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993 cast a long shadow over Irish life. They condemned, shamed and harassed men who simply did not fit into the mould of a world so wrongfully narrow and prejudiced in its outlook. They gave...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2018)

Fintan Warfield: ...activists who made it all happen. I was glad that Fintan O'Toole mentioned our young people and recognised their efforts. How often do young people have to smash the redundant stereotypes? How long before this Parliament recognises that and allows their political participation from a younger age? On Sunday morning, I visited the National Print Museum and an exhibition entitled, Print,...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2018)

Fintan Warfield: ...and Trade, Deputy Coveney, to renew his efforts in seeking these papers from the British Government. Last evening, the House discussed the case of the hooded men. This is another case whereby justice has long been denied. We cannot become complacent because most of these legal struggles are now entering their fourth decade without answers, without truth and without justice being forthcoming.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Children and Family Services Provision (16 May 2018)

Fintan Warfield: ...couples who conceive through assisted human reproduction methods, still do not have equal family status because the Government has not commenced Parts 2 and 3 of the Act. Why is this taking so long? The impact of this Government inaction includes preventing a family from applying for an Irish passport and citizenship for their child, preventing the child from accessing his or her...

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (16 May 2018)

Fintan Warfield: ...that allowing the extension of involuntary detention in a mental health facility by 12 months after a prior extension of six months was a violation of the rights of the patient. The 12-month period was deemed too long to be ordered without a review. The 2015 expert review of the Mental Health Act 2001, which was supported by the coalition Mental Health Reform, identified this issue and...

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (16 May 2018)

Fintan Warfield: ...I have a note from Mental Health Reform which reminds us that, over three years ago, the expert group, when reviewing the 2001 Act, indicated that the third renewal order of up to 12 months is too long and recommended that it should be reduced to a period not exceeding six months. Mental Health Reform's note also states that individuals who are currently in long-stay in hospital could end...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland (9 May 2018)

Fintan Warfield: Can the witnesses quickly identify the impact withholding or withdrawing the funds will have on Scouting Ireland in the short and long term? This may be a question for the Minister but is the role of Jillian van Turnhout a voluntary position and, if not, is there a cost to the Exchequer or would the cost be taken on by Scouting Ireland?