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Seanad: Proposal for a Directive on Combatting Violence against Women and Domestic Violence: Motion (22 Jun 2022)

Barry Ward: Cuirím fáilte roimh an Aire. Déanaim comhghairdeas léi as ucht a nuachta pearsanta. I welcome the motion and its contents on behalf of the Fine Gael group. The motion is very much appropriate. What is perhaps shocking is that it is the first piece, as the Minister said in her own words, of European Union legislation to recognise this area of criminality. In many...

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (29 Jun 2022)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit ar na rúin thábhachtacha seo. I am a huge fan of juries. They are a fantastic part of our criminal justice system. They take out of the realm of tired and jaded lawyers and judges questions of fact that should be determined by people who are fresh to the system, instead of people who are used to the system. They are people with fresh...

Seanad: Defence Forces (Evidence) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Barry Ward: I have raised this as an issue on the Order of Business a number of times. I know there are no amendments to the Bill. As for its general application, however, in the context of this section and the application of military law to serious criminal offences, has the Department given any consideration to, for example, application beyond the court martial for people accused? There is a...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Barry Ward: I do not want to take much time either. Amendment No. 41 in my name has been ruled out of order. As a result, I plan to speak to amendment No. 42 in Senator Dooley's name because it refers to the same section and provision. I was not trying to impose a charge on the Exchequer, as has been deemed to be the case for the purpose of ruling my amendment out of order. That is an entirely...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Barry Ward: No, I am not. That is it.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Barry Ward: I accept the Minister of State’s bona fides in relation to charging. I do not consider this to be a huge transfer of power to any given Minister. The reality is that we do not know how the landscape will change in the coming years. The Minister of State is quite right in saying that the Government can come back and amend the legislation. We already have in this Bill, which is an...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Barry Ward: It has been ruled out of order. That is the difficulty.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Barry Ward: I spoke to amendment No. 42.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jun 2022)

Barry Ward: Today is Thalidomide Memorial Day. Up to 40 people in this country are victims of thalidomide who have lived lives in various states of disability as a result of the injuries they suffered in the womb. They have to date received no apology from the State. They have received no proper medical compensation. A compensation scheme is in place from the company in Germany but it is inadequate...

Seanad: Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Barry Ward: The Minister is welcome to the House. I do not propose to address the sections of the Bill that deal with the Stardust inquest in circumstances where I am involved in those inquests in a legal capacity. I will leave that issue alone. Broadly speaking, and on behalf of the Fine Gael group, I welcome the Bill. There are important provisions throughout the Bill. I will speak in particular...

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...

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

Barry Ward: Dé Céadaoin.

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

Barry Ward: Dé Céadaoin seo chugainn, yes.

Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Barry Ward: We may need to hear from the Minister of State at this stage. It was anticipated that amendments to section 1 would be proposed because in early course in the discussion on the Bill the Minister of State had identified that the Department felt there were drafting errors that needed to be corrected. I do not have difficulty with that. The suggestions were reasoned ones. As we came here...

Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Barry Ward: I have to agree with Senator Boyhan. I am disappointed. There was previously a very clear indication from the Government that it was in favour of this legislation. In fact, I am aware of correspondence between the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Michael McGrath, and the Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Deputy James Browne, which was put into the public...

Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Barry Ward: Dé Máirt seo chugainn.

Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Barry Ward: For the avoidance of doubt, it is always a pleasure to see my Dún Laoghaire colleague here. I am not insulted by him. He has carried the yoke on this Bill from the get-go and I appreciate his bona fides. I do not agree with him and that is okay because we have disagreed in the past but have agreed and continue to agree on a lot. I thank him for coming here and dealing with the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Naval Service (13 Jul 2022)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I am conscious that, as we speak, the Minister, Deputy Coveney, is launching the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces in McKee Barracks. I am very grateful to the Minister of State for coming here today. I welcome that report and the fact that the Government has taken on this issue and dealt with it in a concrete way, putting forward...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Naval Service (13 Jul 2022)

Barry Ward: The capital of Ireland, indeed. However, I am sure he will recognise that the maritime capital is, in fact, Dún Laoghaire. Dún Laoghaire has a great maritime heritage. We obviously have the National Maritime Museum in Dún Laoghaire but the harbour itself, which recently celebrated its bicentenary, is a tremendously important asset strategically and historically. At the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Naval Service (13 Jul 2022)

Barry Ward: I thank the Minister of State. I was on the council when many of the events he described took place. We are tremendously proud of our connection to the Naval Service. For many years, Creidne, the Naval Service training vessel, was moored in Dún Laoghaire. I do not think it is in the Naval Service anymore. The Atlantic Youth Trust is moving to base sail training vessels in Dún...