Results 1-20 of 68 for going forward speaker:Barry Ward

Seanad: EU Regulations (Police Co-operation on Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking in Human Beings): Motion (11 Apr 2024)

Barry Ward: ...is trafficked here, An Garda Síochána is on top of it and able to respond in a way that, first and foremost, identifies such people and then that the system is equipped to deal with the situation that is identified. We do not have a good record and sometimes we do not realise just how pervasive this problem is. We are aware of the tragedy and deaths the Minister mentioned,...

Seanad: European Arrest Warrant (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (22 Feb 2024)

Barry Ward: ...see students who are interested in coming in. I know Holy Child Secondary School very well and have been there on a number of occasions. I am delighted to see the students here and they are very welcome. The amendments I have brought forward are largely technical and even grammatical in many respects. One of the things I would say generally about this legislation is that it is amending...

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (14 Feb 2024)

Barry Ward: ..., sexual and gender-based violence, which all Members have mentioned and is very important. Legislation passed in recent years in this Chamber has shown how much of a priority it is for the Government and Members of this Chamber. Domestic violence orders are an important tool in enforcing the law regarding domestic violence.It is important to understand that while a breach of an order is...

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

Barry Ward: ...in general. I know that she will also be committed to bringing this legislation through. Coercive control has been an offence in Ireland since 1 January 2019. I am very proud that it was a Government led by a party that I am part of that brought about that legislative change. It is something that we as a society have had to come to terms with, because I am not sure that most Irish...

Seanad: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Bill 2023: Second Stage (15 Nov 2023)

Barry Ward: ...work in this area and who help people who are the victims of this kind of abuse, violence and criminal activity, the victims themselves, as well as the people working in the courts, in the HSE and in Tusla. I know that some functions are going to be transferred over, as part of this process. It is a term and an agency with which we are going to become very familiar over the next number...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Barry Ward: ...of feeling at the Bar and it has been echoed by some of the speakers today regarding the fundamental unfairness of the complete failure to unwind cuts that were justifiably made over a dozen years ago but remain entirely unaddressed. It is very much the case that legal aid practitioners are exceptional in that regard. As we appear in court, we are the only members of any professional...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Barry Ward: ...the issue in head 19 and guarantees for a person before a court. A legal aid certificate covers solicitor only, in essence, and can be added to. Should there be a guarantee for a person who is going forward on indictment that they would get one counsel or if they are going forward on indictment to the Central Criminal Court that they would get two counsel?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Barry Ward: Is it Mr. Donagh's position that as a minimum, there should be a guarantee of counsel for anyone going forward on indictment?

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Sep 2023)

Barry Ward: .... Where that occurs, there is now an independent record of what happened. Equally, one would think that it would discourage individual members from behaving outside what would be acceptable if there is a device that is going to record what is happening. In that regard, it also protects gardaí from false accusations or allegations of overzealousness or bad behaviour on their part as...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Barry Ward: ...or her. The reason for that is simply that it is hugely and potentially massively damaging for the complainant in that case. It is something that will actively discourage those people from coming forward, as the Minister said. The reality is that we all know of cases where it can be done nefariously. It can be done with malicious intent by the person in order to specifically embarrass...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Barry Ward: I did not get a chance to address section 51 on Second Stage but it is a positive measure. I acknowledge the work done by my colleague, Senator Gallagher, in bringing forward Private Members' legislation, although it is not specifically about gardaí alone. This is an important step. With regard to the existing section 19 offence, I welcome the fact that the penalty is being increased,...

Seanad: Garda Reserve: Statements (31 May 2023)

Barry Ward: Go raibh maith agar a Cathaoirleach Gníomhach, cuirim fáilte roimh an Áire ar an obair seo go háirithe. I echo what the Minister said about recognising the contribution members of the Garda Reserve make. As a society, we can be very proud that there are so many individuals who are willing to do work that is unpaid and monetarily unrewarded, albeit that it comes with its...

Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences against the Person (Amendment) (Spiking) Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 May 2023)

Barry Ward: ...last September on. They brought this issue to the fore primarily because brought to their attention by their colleagues in universities throughout Ireland. They led a campaign, and the results they got back were shocking. So many students have experienced spiking. So many people have experienced this kind of unacceptable behaviour that they took the step of coming to our group and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Courts Service (25 May 2023)

Barry Ward: ...is that there are delays in dealing with matters. As a criminal law practitioner, I know that if I ask for a trial date in the Circuit Court today, I will get one in the second half of 2025. Judges go out of their way to do what they can for people who are in custody, cases in which a child is involved or where there is anything else that would bring an urgency or priority to a case....

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 May 2023)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire agus gabhaim comhghairdeas leis as an mBille seo, Bille an-tábhachtach ar fad a dhéanann rudaí go bhfuil gá leo a chur sa dlí in Éirinn. On behalf of the Fine Gael group, I welcome the Bill. There is quite a lot in it. Although it is a miscellaneous provisions Bill, it does many really important things to change the law in...

Seanad: Courts Bill 2023: Second Stage (10 May 2023)

Barry Ward: ...xe1;bhar seo agus leis an ngrúpa as an obair atá déanta aige. This is a very important Bill. It may be a niche area but it will have much wider repercussions than much of the legislation of this technical element and size that goes through the House. In his speech the Minister of State mentioned a number of issues that are very important with regard to the functioning of...

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

Barry Ward: Nobody in this House doubts the importance of sport, especially of non-professional sport as it benefits households and individuals throughout the country. I also acknowledge the funding the Government has put at the disposal of sports clubs, be they GAA, other team sports such as rugby or soccer, or tennis, through pitches, facilities and so on. That is tremendously important because it...

Seanad: Report of the Independent Review Group on Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces: Statements (25 Apr 2023)

Barry Ward: ...is in the testimony and bravery of the people who brought these problems and illegal acts and crimes to light. That is where the evidence is. It is absolutely possible to distinguish between the Defence Forces on the whole and its good members - I refer to the record of the Defence Forces and its individual members in bringing honour and an important sense of justice to this country -...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Mar 2023)

Barry Ward: As we look at the expansion of the Defence Forces that has come following the report on its future by the Commission on the Defence Forces, it is appropriate for us to have a debate on how we can go forward with that, in particular from the point of view of the provision of services around the country. I had the privilege of joining the captain and crew of the LE William Butler Yeats in The...

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

Barry Ward: ...College, Stillorgan, transition year students' musical. I commend the boys who are taking part in it and their transition year colleagues from Rockford Manor, who were in this Chamber two weeks ago. I hope the three nights' performance go well. This year is also the 50th anniversary of Ireland's membership of the European Union. There is a photographic exhibition in the National Centre...