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Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Barry Ward: That is not in the Bill.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Barry Ward: A Hobson's choice.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Barry Ward: I raise the issue of accessibility.We have heard quite a lot about it recently and there has rightly been a focus on accessibility, particularly on public transport. I live in an area where we thankfully have the DART. Iarnród Éireann invested a lot of money in putting in new DART bridges that have lifts and make both platforms accessible. However, as often as not, they seem not...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2022)

Barry Ward: I also have sympathy with these amendments and I understand where the proposers are coming from. It would be wonderful if we had judges who were proficient in ISL. I recognise what the Minister said about the Irish Sign Language Act 2017. I also recognise that even if the judge in a single-judge sitting, or all the judges in a multiple-judge court, was proficient in sign language, the...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2022)

Barry Ward: To my mind section 41(1) only refers to the applicants. There is no restriction. The offence can only be committed by an applicant rather than by a member of Cabinet or anybody else involved in the process. The applicant is the person named so that is the person who is prohibited from doing the things described in section 41(1). What Senator McDowell describes is something that presumably...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2022)

Barry Ward: I had not considered what Senator McDowell has raised there. I am wondering if the Minister can clarify that in the context where the situation under section 45(1)(a) arises and the Chief Justice is an applicant for a position, there is no procedure whereby the Chief Justice can be substituted in relation to that commission meeting. If, for example, the President of the Court of Appeal...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2022)

Barry Ward: I think it does.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2022)

Barry Ward: I move amendment No. 38: In page 31, to delete lines 27 and 28.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Barry Ward: This coming Friday marks the close of a public consultation on a levy that is proposed by the Government and the Minister of State with responsibility for the circular economy in respect of disposable and single-use cups for hot beverages. What is there to oppose about that? In the documentation that has given rise to the public consultation, there is much talk about how it will be along...

Seanad: Public Order and Safe Streets: Statements (23 Nov 2022)

Barry Ward: I acknowledge what the Minister of State said about the importance of public order and the fact that people will feel safe on the streets. He spoke about the right to be safe and the right to feel safe. This is tremendously important. It is as important in Dún Laoghaire as in Dunshaughlin, Dunmanway or Dunmore. It is a problem that exists throughout the country. It is not just on...

Seanad: Ireland's Military Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (23 Nov 2022)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. There is a great deal in this motion to recommend it and, in fact, I agree with the vast majority of it and I commend its proposers. I am incredibly proud of Ireland's record militarily, particularly as a militarily non-aligned country. The vast majority of our military record since the foundation of the State has been a positive one, preserving peace and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2023)

Barry Ward: A Chathaoirligh, ar dtús báire déanaim mo chomhghairdeas leat as ucht an phoist nua. Is é seo an chéad uair a bhí seans agam é sin a rá. Déanaim comhghairdeas leatsa agus leis an gCeannaire maidir leis an ngealltanas atá déanta aici. Déanaim fíor-chomhghairdeas leatsa, a Cheannaire. This morning, for the eighth time in this...

Seanad: Wind Energy: Statements (25 Jan 2023)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire freisin agus tá mé an-sásta ráiteas a dhéanamh ar an ábhar tábhachtach seo faoi choinne gaoithe.  Táimid ag féachaint ach go háirithe ar Bhaile Átha Cliath agus ar Chuan Bhaile Átha Cliath agus na rudaí atá ar siúl ansin.  Tá mé an-sásta ar fad gur féidir...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2023)

Barry Ward: This is a fairly straightforward technical amendment. The provision in section 46(1)(b) requires the commission to have interviewed an applicant when considering an application. I feel strongly that there is a practical matter to be considered here. We have discussed this before. The process for most applicants for judicial office is a sensitive one. They do not want word to be out there...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2023)

Barry Ward: My point arises from what Senator McDowell has raised because I share his concerns. I also understand what the Minister of State has said in that obviously the commission should not be bound to interview everyone. However, in many ways, the way to do that is to remove the requirement for it to interview anybody who is to go forward. Section 46 states the commission "shall consider...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2023)

Barry Ward: I withdraw the amendment.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2023)

Barry Ward: I appreciate what Senator McDowell has said. I will not say that I agree with everything he said, but as I said on Second Stage – and I tabled an amendment in this vein – the culmination of this Bill is de facto an abdication of power from the Government to the Civil Service. Being perfectly frank, I do not understand why it is that the Government has taken the power it...

Seanad: Transport Police Service: Motion (25 Jan 2023)

Barry Ward: The Fine Gael group supports this motion. It makes eminent sense, as all Senators recognise. We are all aware of the difficulties experienced by bus and train drivers and other public transport workers who have had to deal with antisocial behaviour and worse on public transport routes, not only on Dublin Bus, but also on other routes. It is important that there is a clear response from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022: Discussion (24 Jan 2023)

Barry Ward: We have not received any apologies. I ask witnesses and members to turn off their mobile phones because they can interfere with the sound system and the recording of the meeting. The main item on the agenda today is the pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the sale of alcohol Bill 2022. I am grateful to our witnesses for joining us. We are looking forward to the engagement...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022: Discussion (24 Jan 2023)

Barry Ward: I call Mr. Sharpe of Give Us the Night.