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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Lusitania Museum and Related Matters: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I do not want community groups to have to always go through Fáilte Ireland and to justify local projects that may not be as attractive as the witnesses' offering. I do not want them to always have to justify such projects by way of tourism benefit.

Seanad: Local Government Rates and Other Matters Bill 2018: Second Stage (9 Jul 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Sinn Féin will be supporting the Bill on Second Stage. While it is limited in scope, it will ensure that commercial rates are collected in a manner reflective of what small businesses are capable of paying. A formal structure for that process is welcome to local authorities and business alike, I am sure. I remember as mayor of South Dublin engaging with many businesses that struggled...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (9 Jul 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I second that proposal.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Living Wage Implementation (4 Jul 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Yesterday the living wage rose to €12.30 an hour because of the cost of living and the housing crisis. It is a measure designed to ensure people can afford the essentials in life. Those earning below the living wage are forced to do without certain essentials, which affects their nutrition in providing an appropriate diet for their families. That is one of the most important...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Living Wage Implementation (4 Jul 2019)

Fintan Warfield: The Government can interfere in the market, as that is exactly what the national minimum wage does. Sinn Féin is suggesting the legally binding lowest average hourly rate become the living wage of €12.30 an hour. Whom would it affect the most? The majority on the national minimum wage are women, half of whom are young people, while 25% were born abroad. We can interfere in the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Jul 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I raise a specific case, that of a 19 year old LGBT asylum seeker whose application for asylum based on his LGBT identity was rejected by the international protection officer at the Department of Justice and Equality. The decision was posted on social media on Tuesday by MASI, Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland, and I encourage other Members to read it. It is the assertion made by the...

Seanad: Citizens’ Assemblies Bill 2019: Second Stage (4 Jul 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I was also reluctant to change my address during recent referendum campaigns because of a fear of being left off the register. Sinn Féin will support the Bill. As some have mentioned, it is a short technical Bill which is required to enable the selection of citizens for membership of citizens’ assemblies, particularly the upcoming assemblies on gender equality and local...

Seanad: Citizens' Assemblies Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Jul 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 1:In page 3, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following:“Annual implementation report of recommendations of citizens’ assemblies 2.Within twelve months of the coming into operation of this Act and every twelve months thereafter, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government shall produce an implementation report on the recommendations of the...

Seanad: Citizens' Assemblies Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Jul 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Who proposes the motion?

Seanad: Citizens' Assemblies Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Jul 2019)

Fintan Warfield: That is a helpful contribution to the debate. I am happy to withdraw the amendment.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Jul 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Is it not right that any person who works all the hours that God sends should be entitled to experience an acceptable standard of living? If one thinks about it for more than three minutes, even having a minimum wage is an insult to any employee. The value I place on someone's work is reflected in my choice to pay that person the bare minimum that I can. As other Senators have said, we...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Jul 2019)

Fintan Warfield: The Leader should call a debate for next week.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Bird Population in Ireland: BirdWatch Ireland (2 Jul 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. The Department is preparing the architecture policy for the State. The most recent one brought us up to 2018. With regard to the comment on birds and buildings it might be wise to tie in with the Department. It is not nearly finished. Birds are very much indicators of the health of the environment and the losses have ripple effects, not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Bird Population in Ireland: BirdWatch Ireland (2 Jul 2019)

Fintan Warfield: It is the number one complaint received by BirdWatch Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Bird Population in Ireland: BirdWatch Ireland (2 Jul 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Lastly I would like to ask about the birds directive. How effective has it been in protecting those birds? I know we derogate from some aspects of the directive. Are we compliant and could we be doing more?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Bird Population in Ireland: BirdWatch Ireland (2 Jul 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the witnesses. That is very helpful.

Seanad: Adoption, Information and Tracing: Statements (19 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister to the House. I also welcome the fact that the Bill has been removed from the schedule today. This is a recognition of a clear message from Members that it is not sufficient to provide a clear indiscriminate pathway for adoptive persons and birth parents seeking truth and, even with the proposed amendments, it is still steeped with hurtful stigma. This well of...

Seanad: Adoption, Information and Tracing: Statements (19 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I am aware that alternative legislative proposals are being considered by representatives of adopted people. We will give all of these proposals our full consideration over the coming days and weeks. We are conscious that we are against the clock and thatwww.ancestry.com,www.23andMe.comare currently doing the work that the State has not done and they are doing so in a supportive atmosphere....

Seanad: Community Participation (Disability) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I apologise to the Acting Chairman, the Civic Engagement Group, Senator Boyhan, and those in the Public Gallery for my diary mishap. I had noted on my phone that this debate was to begin at 6 p.m.

Seanad: Community Participation (Disability) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the Acting Chairman. I commend the Civic Engagement Group for leading on this Bill, particularly Senator Dolan who always champions the rights of people with disabilities in these Houses. The State ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in March 2018. This provides a framework for signatory states to deliver rights and empowerment to people with...