Results 1-11 of 11 for destroyed speaker:Fintan Warfield

Seanad: Second Anniversary of Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Statements (22 Feb 2024)

Fintan Warfield: .... Some 1,900 children have been abducted. Nearly one third of Ukraine has been contaminated by land mines. Civilian infrastructure, including electricity and health services are regularly targeted and destroyed. It is quite clear to most people, and it must be clear to Vladimir Putin, that two years on, his war aims cannot be achieved. It is time for Putin to end this war in Ukraine...

Seanad: Situation in the Middle East: Statements (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)

Fintan Warfield: ...of Gaza, some 2 million people. A total of 28,000 Palestinians have been killed, 68,000 Palestinians have been injured and 210 Israeli soldiers have been killed. In addition, the Israelis have destroyed homes, hospitals, schools and mosques. Israel has deprived people of food, water and electricity. The deaths and injuries and the systematic destruction of Gazan society are not, in the...

Seanad: Ban on Dumping New Products Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2023)

Fintan Warfield: ...invested in. As has been mentioned, Burberry, H&M and Zara have all been caught wilfully engaging in the destruction of vast quantities of clothing. From 2013 to 2017, the total value of merchandise destroyed by Burberry alone was £90 million. That has been put on the record tonight. The Minister of State mentioned the export of waste. We made attempts to bring this forward...

Seanad: Situation in Israel and occupied Palestinian territory: Statements (12 Jul 2023)

Fintan Warfield: ...The Israeli Government's military bombardment of the Jenin refugee camp caused the deaths of 12 Palestinians, five of whom were children. Thousands of people were forced to leave their homes. It destroyed roads, electricity and water services. The Israeli Government outrageously managed to make refugees out of refugees. The views of the United Nations are that the military force used...

Seanad: Ban on Dumping New Products Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Fintan Warfield: ...daily activities. This is truly shocking in 2023, when Ireland is considered one of the wealthiest countries in the world. Yet, every year, millions of items of clothing are unsold, disregarded or destroyed. This is as well as the waste associated with mining raw materials and the energy and labour that go into manufacturing the clothes, only for them to go in the bin without delivering...

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

Fintan Warfield: ..."expunging" versus "disregarding", it was considered in the progress report of the working group. One of its members, Kieran Rose, who is a member of the community, is here. "Expunging" means to destroy completely or to remove completely. A different approach, such as "disregard", would allow records not to be removed or destroyed but available to researchers and historians. For that...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: ...human misery on a scale never before witnessed. The climate crisis is a result of a stage of capitalist development that uncontrollably devours absolutely everything in its path. We are literally destroying the earth that sustains us. That destruction is imperialist- and capitalist-led. I spoke recently - and I will say it again since I think of it - about the need to lift the patents...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2019)

Fintan Warfield: ...is proposing one policy of sustainable turf cutting with today's legislation while endorsing an unsustainable model by the actions of the Ministers, Deputies Eoghan Murphy and Bruton, that has and will destroy far more bogs in a short period of time than traditional turf cutters have done over centuries. Uncontrolled peat extraction can contaminate drinking water, kill fish and destroy...

Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed): National Drugs Strategy (25 Sep 2018)

Fintan Warfield: ...initiative in Britain? The Loop offers a confidential drug-testing service at festivals in Britain. A festival goer can provide a sample and will be informed what constitutes it. The sample is then destroyed in the context of the criminalisation that exists in Britain. Will the Department consider funding a similar initiative in the absence of decriminalisation? The British Government...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Sep 2018)

Fintan Warfield: ...to add up to 18 months to the overall development timeline. I wonder how many people and how many experts have to say that a blind over-reliance on the private market to solve the housing crisis is destroying people's lives and young people's future. I ask for a debate on housing as soon as possible in the Seanad.

Seanad: Establishment of a Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

Fintan Warfield: ...is ongoing. It is mind-boggling that it is being allowed to happen. That the Government is willing to stand over that is typical of its arrogance. New politics appears to accept an alleged criminal conspiracy by senior gardaí to destroy the character of a decent citizen doing his duty and that the Government that has allowed this to happen would remain in office. The Government...