Fintan Warfield (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

To follow on from the contribution of Senator Higgins, I note that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights includes the right not to be discriminated against as a result of cultural choices. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights includes the right to access culture in accordance with Article 15 thereof. There is a right to cultural expression in accordance with the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of Diversity of Cultural Expressions. Sinn Féin would have voted in favour of amendment No. 9 had it not been ruled out of order and we will support amendment No. 10.