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Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (11 Oct 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I second the amendment.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Inclusion in Sport: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Fintan Warfield: What?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Inclusion in Sport: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Go on so.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Inclusion in Sport: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Sinn Féin are taking over now.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Inclusion in Sport: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Fintan Warfield: We are going to keep it with Sinn Féin, so Deputy Andrews is up next.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Inclusion in Sport: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Senator Cassells is next.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Inclusion in Sport: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Fintan Warfield: The Senator is well over time. I suggest we have the second round of questions now and I will start by asking my questions. Sport Ireland conducts research. My question will build on the questions about participation by members of the LGBT community that were asked by Senator Byrne. We know that queer women are more likely to take part in team sports and that queer men are more likely...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Inclusion in Sport: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Fintan Warfield: On the funding, does Dr. May not see merit in a specific stream for LGBT inclusion in sport, for the governing bodies, for the clubs themselves or for Sporting Pride?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Inclusion in Sport: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Fintan Warfield: To take the example of a voluntary organisation like Sporting Pride, which has no paid staff, there is a difficulty around the energy that goes into making that pitch to Sport Ireland or the Department and the work that goes into that. That is one of the reasons I am asking about funding. Football is a hostile place for LGBT people, for young men and boys in particular. As they become...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Inclusion in Sport: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Football is not homophobic, particularly grassroots football. The clubs just need the tools to be a more welcoming place and they need leadership from the top of the game as well. I welcome more involvement in grassroots football and involvement in the Pride parades around the country or Dublin Pride. I commend some of the League of Ireland grounds. I have seen homophobia called out on...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Inclusion in Sport: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Is it bringing Mr. McDermott with it? We will take a second round of questions. I will go first to Deputy Andrews.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Inclusion in Sport: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Fintan Warfield: No, it was an initiative by SSE Airtricity, which is the league sponsor, to dedicate its space at the grounds for the campaign.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Oct 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I also want to raise the situation in Gaza and Israel. The situation has obviously become so dangerous, it is necessary for us to schedule time to discuss the hostilities there. A decisive international intervention is needed to end the hostilities and bring about a lasting resolution to the Palestinian question. We need a discussion about what role Ireland can play to show leadership and...

Seanad: Budget 2024 (Finance): Statements (10 Oct 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Budget 2024 (Finance): Statements (10 Oct 2023)

Fintan Warfield: When a government has the surplus the current one does but still cannot address the multitude of overlapping issues facing our country, it is clear that there is a mismatch of priorities. A budget is about setting out a path for the future. It is about setting out our vision and our values. Today’s budget makes clear to workers and families that the Government cannot and will not...

Seanad: Budget 2024 (Finance): Statements (10 Oct 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I am still here.

Seanad: Budget 2024 (Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform): Statements (10 Oct 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. The increasing threat of climate crisis and our responsibility to shift towards a low-carbon economy present challenges and opportunities to our society and the broader economy. Despite the rhetoric, the current Government is falling short on taking effective climate action. At the outset of this year, we held the highest greenhouse gas...

Seanad: Senior Cycle Reform: Statements (3 Oct 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister to the House. I will talk about the creative youth and Creative Ireland programme, and creative schools, as I have the opportunity to do so. The Creative Youth Plan 2023-2027 was launched this year. It includes a number of actions related to the senior cycle and the education system more generally, some of which I will highlight. I encourage the Minister to back her...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach (28 Sep 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Taoiseach. I wish to raise the Government's autumn legislative programme and express my disappointment at the absence of any priority for drafting legislation that would disregard the criminal convictions of gay men convicted of historical offences, namely consensual same-sex intimacy. In May, the Seanad passed a Sinn Féin motion that called for the...