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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Seller’s Legal Pack for Property Buyers Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Barry Ward: I am conscious of time, even though we threw the clocks out earlier. We are going to stick to them in this round.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Seller’s Legal Pack for Property Buyers Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Barry Ward: We will bring in Senator Gallagher.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Seller’s Legal Pack for Property Buyers Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Barry Ward: Does anybody want to come back on that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Seller’s Legal Pack for Property Buyers Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Barry Ward: If the Senator wants an answer, there is only a minute and a half left.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Seller’s Legal Pack for Property Buyers Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Barry Ward: I am going to give the last very brief word to Mr. Davitt.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Seller’s Legal Pack for Property Buyers Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Barry Ward: I will draw a line there. The witnesses can discuss this outside. I thank the contributors who came in to give us the benefit of their experience and knowledge. I propose that we publish the opening statements from the two groups on the committee's website. We will suspend briefly to allow the changeover of witnesses.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Seller’s Legal Pack for Property Buyers Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Barry Ward: I thank everyone for being here and I am delighted to welcome the proposer of this Bill, Deputy Marc MacSharry. The purpose of this part of the meeting is to continue the detailed scrutiny of the Seller's Legal Pack for Property Buyers Bill 2021. This public briefing is with the sponsor of the Bill and will be followed by an engagement with members of the committee. On behalf of the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Seller’s Legal Pack for Property Buyers Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Barry Ward: Legal advice is confidential.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Seller’s Legal Pack for Property Buyers Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Barry Ward: It is confidential to the committee and it is not permissible to discuss in public.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Seller’s Legal Pack for Property Buyers Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Barry Ward: We will have a private session to discuss the OPLA advice and the Deputy is welcome to make a comment there.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Seller’s Legal Pack for Property Buyers Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Barry Ward: I am not sure that is for this committee, so if I could ask-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Seller’s Legal Pack for Property Buyers Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Barry Ward: I will note the Deputy has a concern and maybe we can discuss the actual concern in private.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Seller’s Legal Pack for Property Buyers Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Barry Ward: There are two problems. First-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Seller’s Legal Pack for Property Buyers Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Barry Ward: I am not sure it was. If we could restrict our comments to the Deputy's proposal-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Seller’s Legal Pack for Property Buyers Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Barry Ward: I thank the Deputy. Are there any members who want to come in with questions? No. I thank Deputy MacSharry for coming along to give us his perspective on the Bill. That concludes the engagement and I thank everyone for their attendance. They are free to withdraw from the meeting but we are going to go into private session now to consider the legal advice. Deputy MacSharry is welcome to stay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Seller’s Legal Pack for Property Buyers Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Barry Ward: I want to make sure that the representatives of the Law Society have an opportunity to comment. There should be time to get back to Mr. Davitt if he has anything left unsaid.
- Seanad: Nithe i dTosach Suíonna - Commencement Matters: Legal Aid (9 Jul 2024)
Barry Ward: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. This is an important issue. This morning, I stood in the rain outside the Criminal Courts of Justice with my colleagues at the criminal Bar to demonstrate the importance of this issue. The reality is that cuts were made to the criminal legal aid scheme in the aftermath of the financial emergency in this country.Nobody had a difficulty...
- Seanad: Nithe i dTosach Suíonna - Commencement Matters: Legal Aid (9 Jul 2024)
Barry Ward: I appreciate the Minister of State’s sincerity in this regard, and what she said about recognising the importance of legal representatives and the role played by solicitors and barristers. I confess, having spoken to them outside the courts this morning, that they do not feel that importance is recognised and if a further withdrawal of services is to be avoided, there is a very simple...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2024)
Barry Ward: I join with colleagues in expressing my condolences to the family of John O'Mahony.I knew John, not from in here, but from politics certainly. Both he and my father were from Ballaghaderreen. He was a gentleman and somebody who was very understated in terms of his achievements and what he had done. I greatly regret hearing the news this week and I pass on my sympathies to his family. Ar...
- Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2024)
Barry Ward: I dtús báire, gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as an sárobair atá déanta aige agus a fhoireann ar an mBille seo. Feicim gur éist siad leis na daoine a bhí ag labhairt faoi na fadhbanna a raibh acu leis an mBille. Tá mé thar a bheith buíoch de as ucht na leasuithe atá déanta ag an Rialtas. Tá mé ag tnúth go...