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

Fintan Warfield: I again apologise to everyone here, including those in the Public Gallery.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I support the idea of a Leap card. We are delaying the notion of free travel anyway. A friend of mine pointed out that people pay for the bus to get to work to pay tax to pay for the bus so we are just delaying free travel. People using Leap card, particularly during the summer, would use the spare capacity of Dublin Bus and a card would help people who could not afford such travel. If...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I agree.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I join Senators in wishing Senator Grace O'Sullivan well as an MEP. With Ed Davitt, she will be a loss to the Houses. If there is to be a by-election to fill a vacancy in this House, although I am not sure of the timeframe, we should consider the amendment proposed by Sinn Féin to the Seanad reform implementation group, whereby lists of replacements would be submitted, rather than have...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: He is not with us every time, although there is great love between Senator Marshall and me.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Every Seanad by-election should not result in a win for the Government. We should have lists, like they have in-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I also support the amendment proposed to the Order of Business which has been seconded that the debate on the the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill be adjourned at 6 p.m. in order to give groups a chance to engage further on it. I come from the position "Nothing about us without us". On this occasion, the campaign and advocacy groups for adoptees have not been heard by the Department....

Seanad: Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister to the House. Before we proceed, I want to add my voice to those who have expressed disappointment. Sometimes this place is like the Stone Age. Yesterday we were given amendments with stars beside them. We went through them one by one, collected our thoughts on them and put them down on paper. We were given a list and we addressed them as we received them. We were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Arts Council: Chairman Designate (12 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I congratulate Professor Rafter on his appointment. One of the issues that has arisen relates to the funding model and the individual artist. According to the Arts Council, Theatre Forum, the 400 artists or people involved in the arts, the Abbey Theatre and Visual Artists Ireland, the average wage of an artist is between €12,000 and €13,000. As funding increases, as we might...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Arts Council: Chairman Designate (12 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: It is immensely important if we want to ensure it is not just a playground for the privileged and to ensure the health and well-being of artists. It is possible that more and better work would be created by individuals. One is then faced with an argument as to why a lone parent in any community in Dublin should not be given the same. This conversation is happening. Social welfare would be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Arts Council: Chairman Designate (12 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I stress we should not overstate the reach of the Arts Council. Culture is created in homes and schools, and most of it happens outside of the reach of the Arts Council.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Is a distinction being made with rough sleepers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I am saying there is already a distinction.

Seanad: Fire Safety in Apartment Dwellings: Statements (30 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister's engagement with the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht regarding our national cultural institutions and spaces. The Project 2040 plan includes significant sums of money for the National Museum, the National Archives, the National Concert Hall and the National Library. Such places are repositories of our heritage. I commend Senator Humphreys on his...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Statement of Strategy 2018 to 2020 and Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: On page 32, it is stated that in the context of the Creative Ireland consultations, there was a widespread desire for creative spaces, studios, performance spaces and simple work spaces where artists and other creatives could experiment and collaborate. It states that the Department would work with local authorities to identify such spaces. I assume that spaces come under part 3 of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Statement of Strategy 2018 to 2020 and Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Difficult choices have to be made. There is enough money for both but, if there clearly is not, is the category of investment in local arts and cultural infrastructure nationwide where artists' spaces are included? That is on page 17 of Investing in our Culture, Language and Heritage 2018-2027.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Statement of Strategy 2018 to 2020 and Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Artists' spaces are capital. They are both capital.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Statement of Strategy 2018 to 2020 and Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: Can I just assume when we hear commitments from the Department about artists' spaces that they come under this heading? I do not see "artists' spaces" written in respect of any of the financial commitments.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Statement of Strategy 2018 to 2020 and Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: It is €40 million versus other vast sums. The National Concert Hall has €78 million and the Abbey Theatre has €80 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Statement of Strategy 2018 to 2020 and Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (29 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: My concern with the Arts Council moneys is that we can put €20 million, €30 million or €40 million more into the Arts Council and it will be spread around but the people moving from project to project will still earn €10,000 a year. It will not do anything to address security in people's lives. The capital funding is an opportunity to offset some of the costs and...