Results 1-7 of 7 for carers speaker:Fintan Warfield

Seanad: Rights-Based Care Economy: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Fintan Warfield: ...motion. I welcome the motion on behalf of Sinn Féin and I want to express our support for it. In our view, we really need to move beyond the idea of care as just being a family matter. Carers have long been the backbone of care provision in Ireland but time and again they do not receive the care and support they need and so rightly deserve. I am particularly conscious that the...

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Fintan Warfield: ...the issues around caring, disability, inclusivity, equality and workers rights and this Bill is a welcome step in that regard. While the Bill includes a number of important provisions for family carers, there are several aspects of this legislation which are of concern. I refer specifically to the list of those for whom unpaid carer's leave days or flexible working can be applied. This...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Fintan Warfield: ...by the Department of Education or relevant Departments and the CSO? Ms Hughes might want to come in on my next question. I am interested in the homophobia that might be experienced by male carers, regardless of their sexuality, which is obviously an important clarification to make whenever we talk about homophobia. Where is that homophobia coming from? Is it coming from peers or is...

Seanad: Childcare Provision: Statements (17 May 2022)

Fintan Warfield: ...to employment for women. The high costs force many parents, especially women, to leave work to care for children at home. All European welfare systems were built on the assumption of women as carers in the home. From the 1950s onwards, that began to change but gender stereotypes are still part of policies here. Ireland has one of the lowest rates of working mothers in the EU 27...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (24 Mar 2022)

Fintan Warfield: ...include the rights of workers to leave for medical care, the right to request flexible working arrangements for workers who are parents of children aged up to at least eight years old or who are carers and an entitlement to breastfeeding breaks for mothers who are returning to work. Can the Minister clarify whether the legislation will include a provision for entitlement to domestic...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Discussion (27 Mar 2019)

Fintan Warfield: ...when we make or write speeches. In making contributions, we should recognise those positive effects. The witnesses replied to the question of whether there was a shortage of prospective foster carers but do they think issues relating to social worker retention affect the number of persons who will consider providing foster care?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Discussion (27 Mar 2019)

Fintan Warfield: On the enhanced rights for carers, everyday issues such as school tours should not be a problem. How much notice would a foster carer have to give a social worker to get consent for a school trip?