Results 21-40 of 90 for garda speaker:Barry Ward

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

Barry Ward: ...my Bill for that purpose. They are rules that essentially must be exercised with regard to persons in custody, and they are reasonable rules. Rule No. 9 is something from a bygone era. It essentially requires a written note to be taken by the Garda in the course of an interview with a suspect. It essentially means that a garda - usually there would be two gardaí with one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Powers) Bill 2021 (8 Dec 2021)

Barry Ward: ...legislation, finally. It is putting in place what the Supreme Court has said in Gormley and other cases, and that is important. It is a difficult area to gauge because we rarely get to see inside Garda interviews, but in my professional experience, I have never seen a situation where a solicitor interferes to any significant extent in the interviewing process. I know that from speaking...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Act 2020: Motion (6 Nov 2020)

Barry Ward: ...pertinent to the Bill such as, for example, the invasion of dwellings and other such issues. This legislation does something extremely important but also quite straightforward. It empowers the Garda, as the Minister of State indicated, to enforce measures regarding the limitation of business, in particular for pubs, but in many other areas as well, and ensures there is an enforcement...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Second Stage (27 Jan 2022)

Barry Ward: ...with them. I cannot say with any authority whether they will work, but I accept the Minister's assertion that this Bill is providing an assurance that there will be a continued effectiveness of the Garda at every level under those changes. Setting that aside, the part that jumps out most at me is the drug testing element.It is surprising that there has not been a facility to test...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Powers) Bill 2021 (8 Dec 2021)

Barry Ward: ...a very delicate balance within our criminal justice system, central to which is the right of a person to obtain legal advice. I cannot see a circumstance in which it would be justifiable for a garda to decide a lawyer was being disruptive when that is exactly what his or her job is. A lawyer's job, if it is to be disruptive, is to represent the rights of the person who is being...

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

Barry Ward: ...the Minister has brought us through the main provisions. It is to be welcomed. Probably the most - I do not want to say newsworthy - prominent aspect of the Bill is the provision of body cameras for gardaí. This is something that has been part of a debate on policing for some time. As the Minister said, it is something for which the Commissioner has been asking. To my mind,...

Seanad: EU Regulations (Europol): Motion (26 Apr 2021)

Barry Ward: ...be opposed to the regulation. The concerns that come to mind are things such as data protection, abuse of data by agencies within the EU, including Europol, and perhaps the loss or ceding of powers from An Garda Síochána to a Union-wide police force. The first thing to do in that regard is to ask An Garda if it is in favour of this. I know from my work that An Garda values the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill: Discussion (15 Feb 2022)

Barry Ward: Any of the Garda representative organisations. It is for the sworn members rather than for the civil servants.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill: Discussion (15 Feb 2022)

Barry Ward: I agree. However, if a garda has been under investigation by GSOC for a period and does not know it, that in and of itself is not a problem. Would Mr. McAnenly disagree with me?

Seanad: Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Is é cothromaíocht atá i gceist ag an mBille seo idir, ar lámh amháin, An Garda Síochána, an Stát, agus an Stiúrthóir Ionchúiseamh Poiblí a gcuid oibre a dhéanamh agus, ar an lámh eile, an duine pearsanta agus an pobal. The issues in this Bill have been aired extensively in the Oireachtas...

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Engagement with An Taoiseach (22 Jun 2023)

Barry Ward: ...scams and things of that nature, which have become increasingly prevalent. We are also looking at technological solutions to improve the operation of the Courts Service and the functions of An Garda Síochána. As part of that, we have arranged a special meeting to deal with the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022 on 5 July in the hope of moving it on. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Digital Recording) Bill 2021: Discussion (21 Sep 2021)

Barry Ward: ...happening? Whose role is it to ensure that we do not have a proliferation of CCTV that will create all kinds of problems and infringe on people's rights to privacy? How will it operate between An Garda Síochána and local authorities? Who is the ultimate arbiter? For example, if a local authority does not want to co-operate, would that create problems? If a community wants to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Antisocial Behaviour (23 Mar 2023)

Barry Ward: ...really appreciate the fact that he has made clear the Government's view that everybody should feel safe in their workplace and that is at the heart of this. I also recognise what was said about An Garda Síochána and the work being done by the Minister, Deputy Harris, by the Minister, Deputy McEntee. and the future work that will be done to build up the numbers in An Garda...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill: Discussion (15 Feb 2022)

Barry Ward: Would Mr. Mullen accept Civil Service members working within An Garda Síochána are in a different category from somebody working within even the Department of Justice or the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine or wherever it might be, and there is a basis on which they should be subject to more stringent regulation in the context of the sensitive material to which they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Barry Ward: Let us say that garda A is sitting down and working with the technology and the technology generates a match. Is there a concern, or what protocols have been put in place to address the concern, that the technology corroborates the garda’s view to the point where he or she might have a doubt but dismisses it on the basis that he or she is relying on the technology rather than his or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill: Discussion (15 Feb 2022)

Barry Ward: I make a distinction between civil servants in ordinary Civil Service roles, if we can call them that, and those who are engaged in An Garda Síochána. There is a higher standard required of them. I wonder, in respect of the regulation of those people, if it is not fair they are subject to greater regulation and greater transparency in their activities. What was described earlier...

Seanad: Moving Towards Zero Tolerance of Violence against Women: Statements (9 Feb 2023)

Barry Ward: .... This is such a serious problem that some of them now do not want to go to work, as if we did not have enough difficulty trying to provide healthcare for all sectors of society. That is something the Garda needs to address. Earlier this week I appeared on an RTÉ television programme with Katie Hannon at which a brave young woman in the audience, called Varsha, raised what she...

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

Barry Ward: ...the physicality of the assault because the psychological effect is very severe. I, therefore, welcome the fact that there is a stand-alone offence of non-fatal strangulation. That is very important. I welcome what the Minister said about attacks on members of the Garda. I wonder whether there is room in this Bill for provisions relating to the judge's rules. In terms of simple...

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

Barry Ward: ...already been identified as a tier two country and we have work to do to make sure that we are not seen as a target for the organised criminal groups of which the Minister speaks. We need to ensure that when somebody 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...