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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (19 Apr 2023)

Fintan Warfield: We do not have a timeline.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (19 Apr 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Channel 4 is often mentioned at this committee as a publisher and broadcaster but we rarely talk about the remit the British Government has given to Channel 4 with regard to inclusive voices, taking bold creative risks and inspiring change. There is something in that template for any public service broadcaster that is looking to connect with our younger generations. I want to put that on...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (19 Apr 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I suppose it was more of a comment. She does not need to address it. I was talking about the template that exists there for platforming diversity. It is a good template for RTÉ if we are looking to reach young people, which RTÉ has a bit of a problem with.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (19 Apr 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I thank Ms Ní Raghallaigh and wish her luck in her role.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Strategies (18 Apr 2023)

Fintan Warfield: The Irish Government and the Finnish Government have something in common. In recent years, both have made a commitment to publish a plan for the creative industries in their countries. The only difference is that the Finnish Government has completed its plan. Why has the Government not produced a plan for the creative and cultural industries in Ireland? Such a plan for the creative...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Strategies (18 Apr 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the Minister of State for his response, and I welcome the fact that it will be published this summer. I encourage the Minister of State and the Minister, Deputy Coveney, to take ownership and to show an interest from the side of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. It is part of the implementation group, alongside the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin’s,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Strategies (18 Apr 2023)

Fintan Warfield: It is disappearing every day. We have legal responsibilities to archive every piece of printed material, but we lose digital online archive information every day as we are not archiving it.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Apr 2023)

Fintan Warfield: In two and half years, rents in the private sector have increased by an incredible 23%. Renting is more expensive than ever before, without any security in exchange. In a house in Portobello, three single people received notification from their landlord that they would be getting a notice to quit because a family member would be moving into the house. This is a result of the reckless...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Mar 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Bill. I made my comments yesterday so I am happy to park some of them.

Committee on Public Petitions: Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman Annual Report 2021: Press Ombudsman (30 Mar 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome Ms McKay and congratulate her on her appointment. I am aware she has only been in the role for a few months. Ms McKay stated that several editors talked about the benefit of the ombudswoman's office. Would any additional powers benefit the office? She spoke about resources of the Press Council. Are resources an issue for her office?

Committee on Public Petitions: Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman Annual Report 2021: Press Ombudsman (30 Mar 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Does Ms McKay's office have the resources it needs?

Committee on Public Petitions: Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman Annual Report 2021: Press Ombudsman (30 Mar 2023)

Fintan Warfield: What online news sites are covered? Ms McKay stated that Coimisiún na Meán broadens the remit of the Press Council to clarify that online-only news sites are covered. Is RTÉ online covered?

Committee on Public Petitions: Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman Annual Report 2021: Press Ombudsman (30 Mar 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Do any free sheets or community newspapers find it prohibitively expensive to join the Press Council?

Committee on Public Petitions: Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman Annual Report 2021: Press Ombudsman (30 Mar 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I am a member of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media. We recently had hearings about diversity in the press in which a young woman from the National Youth Council, Ms Ashley Chadamoyo Makombe, appeared. I will put her reflections on the record again though they are already on the record of the House. I can only speak from my personal experience as...

Committee on Public Petitions: Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman Annual Report 2021: Press Ombudsman (30 Mar 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I thank Ms McKay for her comments. We are all aware of the financial pressure on the industry. Her predecessor spoke about the limited resources in newsrooms, the demands on journalists and the pressure to produce content throughout the day and how this can sometimes lead to mistakes being made. It is great to see the VAT reduction. I have definitely been keeping an eye on what has been...

Committee on Public Petitions: Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman Annual Report 2021: Press Ombudsman (30 Mar 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I thank Ms McKay.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (30 Mar 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the suggestion of a public event.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (30 Mar 2023)

Fintan Warfield: It is agreed.

Seanad: Independent Review of the Handling of Past Complaints of Abuse in St John Ambulance Ireland: Motion (29 Mar 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister to the House. Like others, I welcome the long overdue publication of the report and commend those who participated in the review and detailed their experiences of abuse, particularly childhood sexual abuse. It is a large burden to place on any individual. It is an experience that must have been difficult and retraumatising. People have bravely and selflessly spoken...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Mar 2023)

Fintan Warfield: The Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, Deputy Donohoe, has been talking about cutbacks and telling European finance ministers what they need to do. I wonder if he was kept on as Chair of the Eurogroup to be a warrior for austerity. We all know European fiscal rules were suspended during the pandemic. The pandemic underlined the fundamental...