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Seanad: Situation in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel: Statements (17 May 2021)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. I have had the privilege of visiting Israel on 14 or 15 occasions over the past 20 years. I remember the first time I visited I got a bus from Tel Aviv to Cairo through Gaza City and Rafah at the border during the intifada. It is so different. It seems that we have travelled so far backwards since then. As Irish people we, to a certain extent, understand...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 May 2021)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. I really hope that the Bill is going to do what it says on the tin. I have listened to what the Minister has had to say and what other speakers have had to say. It is tremendously important legislation. It is not an easy portfolio and notwithstanding things that have been said in this House we have actually made a lot of progress in housing. That is not...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (10 May 2021)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit freisin. Tá mé an-bhuíoch di as ucht teacht anseo chun labhairt linn ar an ábhar tábhachtach seo. Tá a fhios agam go gcuirfidh sí an t-eolas os comhair an Aire Oideachais freisin. As the Minister of State will be aware, Gaelscoil Laighean, the only non-denominational Gaelscoil in the Dún Laoghaire area,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (10 May 2021)

Barry Ward: I appreciate what the Minister of State said. In fact, her office is the only one that has been able to give me any kind of concrete information on this matter, so I am grateful to her for that. However, I cannot accept the official response that the Eblana Avenue site is suitable for the reasons I mentioned. I acknowledge the Deansgrange site was always meant to be an interim one. The...

Seanad: Future of Banking in Ireland: Statements (10 May 2021)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Aontaím go hiomlán leis na Seanadóirí a dúirt gur ceart go mbeadh daoine agus custaiméirí in ann a gcuid gnó a dhéanamh leis na mbainc trí Ghaeilge, más féidir. Tá sé an-éasca do na bainc rudaí a chur ar bun do dhaoine mar sin. Tá sé sin an-tábhachtach ar fad....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 May 2021)

Barry Ward: In the first instance, I seek leave of the House to move an amendment to the Order of Business to take No. 11, which is the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2021, before No. 1. The Leader will be aware of recent moves in parliaments throughout the world in terms of Taiwan and China's attitude towards Taiwan. Last night, I attended a meeting of the co-chairs of the Inter-Parliamentary...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (7 May 2021)

Barry Ward: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 to modify evidential presumptions in a Tenancy Tribunal and to clarify where the burden of proof lies at such a tribunal.

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (7 May 2021)

Barry Ward: Dé Máirt seo chugainn.

Seanad: Education (Leaving Certificate Examinations) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 May 2021)

Barry Ward: Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leis an Aire freisin as ucht teacht anseo don tarna uair. Taispeánann sé dúinn an tsuim atá aici san ábhar seo agus an tábhacht atá ceangailte leis an ábhar seo freisin. We all recognise how important this is. Earlier, when I was speaking to a colleague, I asked him what he thought about the leaving...

Seanad: Education (Leaving Certificate Examinations) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 May 2021)

Barry Ward: Next Monday.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Code (30 Apr 2021)

Barry Ward: I thank the Minister of State for coming in to speak about this important subject. The Minister of State will be aware of the current rates of stamp duty being charged on the purchase of homes in Ireland. We are aware also that there is a significant shortage of housing which accounts for the rise in property prices in recent months and years. Stamp duty is, in real terms, a tax on...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Code (30 Apr 2021)

Barry Ward: I understand the point the Minister of State is making but the figures he has given are half what they were in 2009. There is no mistake but that stamp duty is a tax on mobility and it disproportionately affects young people in Dublin. For people who want to buy a house in the Dún Laoghaire area, it is a very significant burden and it particularly affects first-time buyers, young...

Seanad: Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (30 Apr 2021)

Barry Ward: I am very conscious of what Senator McDowell has said about not pushing his amendment and the basis for that. I know that the amendment is well intentioned but I feel that it would be appropriate to mention my concern. To pass this amendment would be to put on a statutory basis a need for the debtor to engage with the lender before ever going to a personal insolvency practitioner or to seek...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Data Protection Regulation: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Barry Ward: My question is primarily for the commissioner. I welcome the commissioner and acknowledge she has a very difficult position. I notice in the Data Protection Commission's annual report 2020 is referred to as being a platform or a stage for moving forward. I also acknowledge what the commissioner said today and I welcome that she said data protection is not an absolute right. Very often it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Data Protection Regulation: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Barry Ward: Does the Chairman mind if I follow up briefly on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Data Protection Regulation: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Barry Ward: I am thinking of electoral registers that are legitimately available but there might also be copies of marked registers which show whether a person has voted, and they can go back a large number of years. Consolidating them compiles a great deal of information about the voters. Is it legitimate for that information to be brought together without the knowledge of those voters and perhaps for...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2021)

Barry Ward: I seek leave to take No. 12 on the Order Paper, the introduction of the National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021 in my name and those of Senators Carrigy and Currie, before No. 1.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2021)

Barry Ward: Marital breakdown and family separation is an unfortunate fact of life, particularly in a modern age when we facilitate it as we should. In the aftermath of that, there are often obligations on parents, where children are involved, and maintenance obligations on the parent who does not have custody of the children. Again, that is as it should be and often it has to be done through a court...

Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (26 Apr 2021)

Barry Ward: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the National Lottery Act 2013 to prohibit the use of the National Lottery or its products in betting offers by entities other than the National Lottery.

Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (26 Apr 2021)

Barry Ward: Next Friday.