Results 81-89 of 89 for garda speaker:Barry Ward

Seanad: EU Regulations: Motion (20 Oct 2021)

Barry Ward: ...who are not connected with anti-money-laundering activities would ever have access to the information. The system operates as a high level. In this regard, the Minister of State referred to gardaí and others who are operating specifically in this sphere. Anybody who does not particularly want somebody in Poland, Sweden or Italy to know about his or her bank account details should...

Seanad: Combating Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Statements (24 Nov 2020)

Barry Ward: ...in official Ireland in recent years are very important. In the Courts Service, for example, the provision for victims in terms of criminal proceedings are really important and much improved. An Garda Síochána has a much more solid understanding of these issues now than maybe it had in the past. The Department of Justice has also prioritised these issues. These are really...

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

Barry Ward: ...it. There is a value in coming back to the Oireachtas, as the Houses that represent the people, and getting the imprimatur of the elected representatives of the people and more importantly perhaps, forcing An Garda Síochána and by extension the State to justify each year the basis upon which the continuation of this court is necessary. I welcome all that, notwithstanding my...

Seanad: Sex Offenders (Amendment) (Coercive Control) Bill 2023: Second Stage (6 Dec 2023)

Barry Ward: ...there is not a big ledger somewhere where all the sex offenders are listed. What we are talking about here is not the idea that somebody's name goes in a book and it is put on a dusty shelf in Garda HQ or wherever it is, this is about putting obligations on people who have committed offences like this and then, by extension, making that information available to people who might...

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (14 Feb 2024)

Barry Ward: ...violence orders are an important tool in enforcing the law regarding domestic violence.It is important to understand that while a breach of an order is a criminal matter, the reality is that for a garda or any other person seeking an order, there is a relatively low bar to obtaining that order. What they are doing in that circumstance is setting up a situation where the perpetrator or...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Apr 2022)

Barry Ward: ...the serious problem relating to the reporting of these types of crimes, and the fact so many victims and people who have been the subject of these offences decide it will be easier not to go to the Garda and not to allow the matter to go to court than it would be to have the matter proceed and to have the person who perpetrated the crime face justice. That is, without doubt, a flaw and a...

Seanad: Deportation Moratorium (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (9 Dec 2020)

Barry Ward: ...indicate that we no longer trust the Minister to have discretion in these matters. One of my councillor colleagues, Baby Pereppadan, has brought to my attention a number of cases of people who are waiting for the Garda National Immigration Bureau to renew stamps and things like that. Many foreign nationals have been greatly delayed in progressing these applications. I have already...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2020: Second Stage (17 Nov 2020)

Barry Ward: ...it has not addressed many of the cases we have heard about already in the course of this debate. Everybody in this House would want to ensure that we do have the legislation and that both the Garda and the prosecutorial authorities have the instruments they need to effect prosecutions in this regard. The other legislation is the Equal Status Acts, which is important to have reference to...

Seanad: Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: ...has told us, we do not have any analysis of how often they have been used. How often have these significant powers included in these Acts been deployed by the relevant authorities, be it An Garda Síochána or anyone else? How many cases have arisen from that? How many successful prosecutions have there been? It is important for us to have that information to make a proper...