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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I have attended League of Ireland games all my life. I have stood on woody terraces in stands that have no seats in them anymore. They are not even terraces. They are just concrete former stands with corrugated iron roofs. The infrastructure in the league is an absolute disgrace. Soccer fans have put up with it and it has gone without investment for so long. We now have a situation,...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: We put you up in Inchicore for long enough. We have a situation where the infrastructure has been neglected by everybody. The fans of the league do not have confidence in the FAI and never have. That is why I am not shocked we are here again on a governance issue, which I have not got into because it has been covered at length, but which I am outraged by. We only have ten teams in the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: We need private investment, and investment from the Government and local authorities. I hope the issues around governance and ethics the FAI faces do not affect private investment and the investment the league so desperately needs because it has been neglected for so long. Sin é. I am out of time.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I just want to ensure that taxpayers' money is shared in a more equal way across the sports, particularly a popular sport such as soccer. What is the concern? Surely, a football pitch would have to be rezoned in order to be sold off. Is the officials' fear that the asset would be sold or whatever?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Deputy Leader here this morning. I want to discuss the issue of precarious employment in higher education and call for a debate on the recent report by the Irish Federation of University Teachers. I begin by thanking the federation for its work in highlighting the issue, in particular its recent report. We have known for a long time how precarious things are for workers in...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (7 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Acting Chair. I will not use all of my time. I commend the work of the Electoral Commission. It is a matter of public record that Sinn Féin argued for six-seaters and to maintain county boundaries where possible but we think the Electoral Commission should be as independent as possible and I think it did a very good job. As this Bill comes before us, I...

Seanad: Local Government Matters and City and County Councillors: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. We need genuine reform of local government and the power structure in Irish politics. Governance and decision-making should occur as close to the people as possible, and they should be carried out by people elected by the people. The current management structure was introduced in 1940. Consistently, for decade after decade following partition,...

Seanad: Sex Offenders (Amendment) (Coercive Control) Bill 2023: Second Stage (6 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: As ever, I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, to the House. On behalf of Sinn Féin I welcome today's Bill. I acknowledge the work of Jason and the Poole family, who have worked tirelessly to ensure that Jennifer's voice is heard in this Bill. As other speakers have referenced, the Bill is a reclaiming of Jennifer's legacy, one that will provide protection for all women in...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety, Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the Chair. The guests are all welcome here. Cuirim fáilte rompu. It is a pity Twitter did not bother to show up. I echo the sentiment expressed by my colleagues. I ask the witnesses to set out their organisations' respective plans for the European and local elections next year, focusing solely on paid advertising as opposed to organic political content. Obviously, the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety, Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I thank Ms Moss.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety, Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Are there any plans for a blackout in the week or month in advance of any election date?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety, Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: What about taking out an ad as foreign interference?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety, Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: To go back to Google, am I correct in saying you only have to be in the EU to take out an ad in Ireland or do you have to be in Ireland?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety, Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I want to touch on what we are hearing about censorship and the disproportionate censorship of Palestinian voices. I have seen stories about hiding hashtags and content takedowns. We often see people using workarounds to try to trick the algorithm, such as by using an "@" sign in the word "Gaza". Does that work? Mr. Ó Broin said that complaints of this nature are coming from both...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety, Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Can a user trick the algorithm by using an "@" sign, for example?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety, Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I thank Dr. Pekkala for joining us. What he just said points to my first question. Often, when we hear about online safety, we hear it in the context of young people, but I am equally worried about my mum and dad, for example, at home and the type of media they might see on YouTube, where they get their political content. Am I right to be equally worried about older people even though, in...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety, Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: That is really helpful. Some of our public libraries are like Internet cafés. The computers are in more use than the books and it is probably a great environment for this. Dr. Pekkala made a good point about banking because, again I mention my mum and dad, the two-factor authentication is an awful difficulty for them. That is a practical example of educating people on those issues...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2023)

Fintan Warfield: This week, the Government chose to reject the Sinn Féin motion on neutrality. Instead, the Government continues in its dying days to push through a fundamental shift in our foreign policy legislation, which will remove the triple lock and, in our view, will undermine our credibility on the world stage. It will push through legislation that is in very stark contrast to Fianna...

Seanad: Recent Violence in Dublin City Centre: Motion (29 Nov 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I join others in extending my thoughts to those who were injured at Parnell Square and wish them a speedy recovery. We send every blessing to them. What happened in the aftermath of these horrific attacks was a disgrace. There were burnt-out cars, buses and a Luas tram, smashed-up shop fronts, workers hiding in the basements of shops and restaurant staff from beyond these shores who were...