Results 1,401-1,420 of 1,746 for speaker:Barry Ward

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2021: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: I am sorry for arriving late and if I repeat anything, I apologise. I have heard much of what has been said and it answered many of the questions I had. I will address four points. Specifically, do any of the witnesses have a difficulty with the evidential threshold, as laid out in the heads of the Bill? I will focus specifically on the concept of somebody being motivated by prejudice...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2021: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: That is super. I thank Dr. Schweppe very much. Just knowing how this kind of legislation is being applied in the UK at the other end of the scale, in terms of the trivialisation of it, sections 29 to 32, inclusive, of the Crime and Disorder Act in the UK contain similar provisions. I am aware of instances where, for example, somebody is arrested for something like a public order offence...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2021: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: Very briefly on head 9, I welcome the provision that makes denying genocide an offence. I ask this question on behalf of somebody who has been in contact with me. I wonder about the denial aspect and the free speech aspect that comes with it. Personally, I am satisfied, but is there a concern that this could be extended? The head specifically refers to the definition under Article 11. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2021: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: I would like to hear what Dr. Schewppe has to say, if that is okay with the Chair. However, to clarify, this person was specifically taking as an example suspicion around vaccines, because it might be attributed to certain groups more than others, such as people who are not Irish and may not have the same trust of the systems here that Irish people do. This person was concerned that that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2021: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: I do and I thank Dr. Schweppe for her response. I am sorry; that it was a garbled question.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Northern Ireland Protocol and Ongoing Implementation of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement and the Withdrawal Agreement: Engagement with Mr. Maroš Šefovi (15 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: I dtús báire, gabhaim buíochas leis an gCoimisinéir as ucht an mhéid oibre atá déanta aige ar an ábhar seo. Tá an t-ádh againn duine cosúil leis a bheith againn ag déileáil leis sin, duine a dtuigeann cé chomh tábhachtach is atá an cheist seo. At the outset, I thank the Commissioner for the work that he has...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: State Examinations (11 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I raise the issue of the leaving certificate Chinese Mandarin course, which is in its infancy and being put together by the Department of Education. This may be a niche issue because we do not have huge take-up on it yet but there is an opportunity for Irish schoolchildren to get involved in and study Mandarin. An issue of controversy arises...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: State Examinations (11 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: Much of that is information the Minister, Deputy Foley, has put into the public domain before. One change is that she had said previously that this might have implications for vocabulary, syntax, language use and, potentially, cultural use. She seems to have dropped the cultural aspect whereas I would see this as being exactly the crux of the issue. There is a significant difference in the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: We all recognise that domestic violence is a scourge on society. It is something that affects many families throughout this country. When it happens then we must have in place structures to deal with it and to allow people who are the victims of domestic violence to seek refuge earlier.That is why I welcome the moves this morning by the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, to re-establish that...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: I also wish to be associated with those Members who have expressed condolences to the Currie family. Austin Currie was a giant of Irish politics and the only person to have served on the Executive on both sides of the Border. I extend my condolences to our colleague, Senator Emer Currie, as well. I also wish to be associated with those who have expressed support for the America's Cup...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: Following on from what Senator McDowell said, I have no difficulty with criticism of the judgment, conscious that Senator McDowell from the outset acknowledged the supremacy of the Supreme Court and the reality of the fact that the Minister, the Executive and, ultimately, the law must follow what the Supreme Court has said. I do not necessarily dispute what the Senator has said....

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: Are we not on section 2?

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: This Bill, as has been pointed out, seeks to amend a number legislative measures arising from the decision in the Ellis case. As I said on Second Stage, I do not have a difficulty with the changes. Many of them reflect what was in my Private Members' Bill, the Criminal Procedure and Related Matters Bill 2021, or go beyond it. The one question I have, on which I have not tabled an amendment...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: I agree with this legislation and welcome it, on behalf of Fine Gael. It is important to set things right. I am generally opposed to the concept of minimum mandatory sentences as they unduly fetter the Judiciary. That is not to say that I think all mandatory sentences should be removed. There is a mandatory life sentence for murder, for example, which is appropriate. It puts back into...

Seanad: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: An Dara Céim - Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit agus roimh an mBille seo freisin. Is Bille an-tábhachtach ar fad é seo. Tá a fhios agam go raibh an-díospóireacht sa Dáil ar an ábhar agus tá roinnt oibre déanta cheana féin air. Ag an am céanna, ba mhaith liom cúpla focal a rá faoin mBille freisin. I dtús báire, chun an...

Seanad: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: An Dara Céim - Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: -----ach tá a fhios agam go bhfuil a lán Gaelscoileanna agus Gaelcholáistí i mo cheantar féin. Tá Scoil Lorcáin ann i mBaile na Manach, tá Gaelscoil Phádraig i mBaile Breac, tá Coláiste Eoin agus Coláiste Íosagáin i Stigh Lorgan agus tá Gaelscoil Laighean, Gaelscoil nua atá againn, i nGráinseach an Déin...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: Gabhaim buíochas, a Chathaoirligh. In recent weeks we have seen progress in policing in Ireland. The visibility of policing on our streets has been a welcome change in the post Covid-19 reality and in particular in the night-time economy, which is an issue that has been raised here. Policing, of course, goes beyond the streets of Ireland. Ireland is involved in Interpol, Europol and...

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: Ar son Fhine Gael, cuirim fáilte roimh an mBille seo agus roimh an Aire Stáit freisin. Cé go bhfuil sé déanach, tá sé tábhachtach agus ní fheicim aon fá ar cheart dúinn vóta a chaitheamh i gcoinne an Bhille seo. Caithimid tacaíocht a thabhairt dó. Senator Paul Daly, when he spoke earlier, was very self-effacing when he...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: Gabhaim buíochas leis na baill de Pharlaimint na hEorpa a tháinig anseo aréir chun labhairt linn, chun éisteacht linn agus chun ár gcuid ceisteanna a fhreagairt. We had an impressive display from the four Dublin MEPs who came to the House yesterday. One of the issues that arose in the course of the discussion was Taiwan. Members will be aware that, last month, the...

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (3 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: I agree with Senator Craughwell. I understand, as ever, that Senator Higgins is coming from a reasoned place but I think the issue was addressed by the Minister for Defence during the Committee Stage debate. We must, as a House, trust that the Minister of the day will make the right decision. I am also conscious of the fact that the triple lock still applies and there are still procedures...