Results 1-20 of 37 for cork speaker:Fintan Warfield

Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (6 Mar 2024)

Fintan Warfield: ...-increasing rents and decreasing standards; - the average State-wide rent now stands at €1,823 per month; and the average new rent in Dublin city is €2,349, €1,999 in Galway city, €1,907 in Cork city, €1,907 in Limerick city and €1,537 in Waterford city – an annual increase of 6.8 percent State–wide; - 21 counties have experienced...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Fintan Warfield: ...murals. Later, an artist will tell us that the current practice of permissions is inconsistent and differs depending on eircode and local authority. Will the representatives from Waterford, Dublin and Cork tell us how they approach the issue of public art and the granting of permission for same? Does Mr. Yeates have data on the number of organisations that Dublin City Council has...

Seanad: Disregard of Certain Criminal Records of Gay Men: Motion (17 May 2023)

Fintan Warfield: ...in 1972; - the advocacy of such foundational groups as the Northern Irish Gay Rights Association, the Irish Gay Rights Movement, National Gay Federation, Gay and Lesbian Equality Network, Liberation for Irish Lesbians, Cork Gay Collective, Dublin Lesbian and Gay Men's Collective and Galway Gay Collective, in advancing necessary public discourse on equality and anti-discrimination...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: EU Funding (27 Apr 2023)

Fintan Warfield: ...organisations. The likes of "Wolfwalkers" received Slate funding. European distributors help Irish films, including "The Breadwinner", to be seen right across Europe. The Galway Film Fleadh and the Cork International Film Festival have also received support. All present are familiar with Europa Cinemas, the film theatre network, which has received support from Creative Europe,...

Seanad: Safe to Create Programme: Statements (9 Nov 2022)

Fintan Warfield: ...I am particularly pleased to see the range of online training programmes developed specifically for the creative sector and am further heartened to see the Code on the Road workshops have already begun; with one taking place in Cork last week and a further three scheduled in Galway, Dublin and Sligo this month. Proactively reaching out to individuals is a vital step to achieving...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Monuments (14 Jun 2022)

Fintan Warfield: ...from transition year, here as well. What will the involvement in the education system be? Finally, on consultation, in the early stages of the project there were consultations held in Dublin, Cork and Belfast. If we are going to call this a national monument and it is to be truly national, we must engage with citizens in the North. Their voices must be included. When we are talking...

Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (8 Mar 2021)

Fintan Warfield: ...ever increasing rents and decreasing standards; - the average State-wide rent now stands at €1,414 per month and the average new rent in Dublin city is €1,951, €1,370 in Galway city, €1,452 in Cork city, €1,265 in Limerick city and €1,067 in Waterford city - an annual increase of 0.9% State-wide; - too many working people cannot access secure or...

Seanad: Councillors' Pay: Motion (22 Feb 2021)

Fintan Warfield: ...and serve our communities. The situation as it stands excludes members who miss meetings for more than six months. I have raised this issue previously, as others have mentioned. A Sinn Féin councillor in Cork, Danielle Twomey, found out only after having a child that there was no provision for paid maternity leave. That was in 2017. We have had elections to the local authorities...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Feb 2021)

Fintan Warfield: ...-time economy task force which is due to report in June. I would welcome a debate in this House at the point when the Minister presents the Houses with the report from the task force. Dublin, Cork and other cities around the country need a thriving nightlife. The world can no longer be placed into a 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. box and a 9 p.m. to 2.30 a.m. box. Better use of our cities and spaces...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cultural Objects (12 Feb 2021)

Fintan Warfield: ...libraries in Oxford or, rather, located in centres of learning in Ireland close to the key places mentioned in them. The Book of Lismore was recently donated to the library in University College Cork, UCC, and proves the value of transferring the physical manuscript. We must have a general Government policy on repatriation. That includes objects held in Irish museums that have a colonial...

Seanad: Traveller Accommodation: Statements (17 Nov 2020)

Fintan Warfield: ...figures show that only 45.5% of the Traveller accommodation funding of €14.5 million that is available for 2020 has been drawn down to date. Senator Fitzpatrick mentioned local authorities such as Cork County Council, South Dublin County Council and councils in Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow that have not drawn down any funding at all. It is...

Seanad: Shannon Group: Motion (14 Oct 2020)

Fintan Warfield: ...Wynne and Quinlivan, Deputy Cathal Crowe from County Clare has been quoted as saying "I don’t think separation has served Shannon well" before going on to suggest: we bring it back together with Dublin and Cork operating as a national airport authority. A lot of European countries operate like that. This amendment tells us all that we need to know. It tells us that the...

Seanad: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (7 Jul 2020)

Fintan Warfield: ...that as a proud openly gay man and a Member of the Oireachtas, in filling this role he will be a role model for young people and older LGBT people. This week, we heard a transgender farmer from Cork speak on Joe Duffy's radio show about his experience and for all of the LGBT community across Ireland, these moments are seen. Our young people and all people need positive role models like...

Seanad: Business of Seanad: Motion (21 Jan 2020)

Fintan Warfield: ...there is a limit on campaign spending. I thank my partner Stephen, who has been by my side in political life. My experience has given me respect for those who travel from Belfast, the Glenties, Mayo and Cork and are unable to go home on weekday evenings. There have been some unexpected friendships built around political and personal issues and I thank everyone for that. I thank...

Seanad: Crime: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Fintan Warfield: ...robberies and sexual offences increased by more than 10%; €8 million worth of equipment and tools were stolen from construction sites; and 14,000 bicycles were stolen of which 83% were stolen in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, and Galway. The first port of call for a distressed person trying to cope with the impact of a crime on him or her and his or her family is An Garda...

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Joint Labour Committees) Bill 2019: Second Stage (27 Nov 2019)

Fintan Warfield: .... The principles have been rehearsed. The joint labour committees have not been established for agriculture workers, catering workers, hairdressers, hotel workers, with the exception of those in Cork, and the retail, grocery and allied trades. There is no doubt that many of these sectors have employers who hire workers under some of the most precarious conditions. Having heard Senator...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Promoting Nightlife, Economy and Culture: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2019)

Fintan Warfield: ...has been a prominent venue in the Other Voices festival. It announced it will shut its doors, citing costs of licensing and insurance. Also, we had the recent closure of Connolly's of Leap in Cork, which was a previous Irish Music Rights Organisation, IMRO, Munster venue of the year. It is moving into the restaurant market and has cited unnecessary licensing issues. A venue in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Lusitania Museum and Related Matters: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Fintan Warfield: The witnesses are very welcome to the committee. I thank them for taking the time to travel up from west Cork. They have had major success at a time when our heritage sector has taken an enormous hit across the board. Even within the area of culture, arts, and heritage, heritage bore the brunt of funding cuts over recent years. The abolition of the Heritage Council was mooted. It once...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: ...Michael Frick Murphy and by Deputy Ó Laoghaire. Rent pressure zones were applied to city council areas, some electoral areas and counties, including the Ballincollig-Carrigaline municipal district in Cork. Some of these electoral areas have since been revised. Last month, Deputy Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Coveney, if the southern end...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: LGBTI+ Youth Strategy: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Fintan Warfield: The Minister referred to the mapping out of provisions for youth services and youth support. When I speak to organisations such as Teach Solais in Galway, Gay Project and LINC in Cork, or phonelines such as Gay Switchboard and the LGBT helpline all seem to apply to different funding streams. Sometimes that is welcome because when the austerity junkies are around and things are cut back,...