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Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2024)

Barry Ward: I move amendment No. 115: In page 56, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: “Amendment of the National Lottery Act 2013 66. The national lottery Act 2013 is amended as follows: (a) In section 2 by the insertion of the following definitions: “ ‘bet’ shall have the meaning assigned to it by section 1 of the Betting Act 1931; ‘betting...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2024)

Barry Ward: It almost seems as if this might be something outside the Minister of State's remit given the reference to the national lottery. I cannot help thinking that these amendments do not impact directly on the national lottery but impact upon the companies who will be regulated by this Bill. This is in exactly the same way that I was proposing in my amendments earlier that would have an impact on...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2024)

Barry Ward: I move amendment No. 121: In page 64, to delete lines 24 to 37, and in page 65, to delete lines 1 to 9 and substitute the following: “ “maximum relevant payment and maximum winnings” means such amount or amounts set by the Authority, with the consent of the Minister, in regulations made under subsection (2) of section 81;”. Amendment No. 121 refers to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Oct 2024)

Barry Ward: I want to raise something that is an issue not just in my area, namely the ability of the Garda to chase criminals who are using fast electric bikes and other means of transport to deliver drugs. This is a major issue. I have raised it with local gardaí, who are anxious to deal with the problem. These vehicles are being used by criminals, for example, in parks that are surrounded by...

Seanad: Budget 2025 (Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform): Statements (1 Oct 2024)

Barry Ward: I welcome this budget. Having listened to colleagues speaking, I am beginning to wonder whether they live in the same country as I do. Some of the statements from Senators on the other side of this House in the context of this debate are not just wrong but also extraordinary and misleading. That is not to say the budget is perfect – it is not – but there is an awful lot in it...

Seanad: Budget 2025 (Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform): Statements (1 Oct 2024)

Barry Ward: What I am asking for is restoration.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Foreign Birth Registration (2 Oct 2024)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. The issue I wish to raise today relates to the foreign birth registry. This is in respect of children who are de facto Irish by dint of their parentage but who are born outside the island of Ireland. Specifically, I refer to grandchildren of Irish-born grandparents or the children of parents who were Irish at the time of their birth. It does not apply to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Foreign Birth Registration (2 Oct 2024)

Barry Ward: I thank the Minister of State. I agree with what he said in acknowledging the excellence of the Passport Office. I would never doubt that and it does exceptional work. I also acknowledge the fact the number of applications under the scheme has increased greatly, as the Minister of State said, from about 5,000 to about 35,000 per annum, a massive increase. It is not enough to say, however,...

Seanad: Family Courts Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2024)

Barry Ward: I move amendment No. 3: In page 14, line 3, to delete “a primary” and substitute “the paramount”. This amendment relates to section 8 of the Bill, which sets out the guiding principles for Part 2. In section 8(2), it refers to the principle in subsection(1) and section 8(2)(a) refers to "proceedings of which the welfare of a child is involved or likely to be...

Seanad: Family Courts Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2024)

Barry Ward: I have heard what the Minister has said and I am conscious of the other amendments she has made, so in the circumstances I will withdraw it.

Seanad: Family Courts Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2024)

Barry Ward: The Acting Chairperson acknowledged Deputy Coveney, who is in the Gallery. I would like to do so too. I also acknowledge councillor Jack White from Carrigaline, who is a councillor on Cork County Council. I know he has done great work recently with regard to the Occupied Territories Bill which is before this House at the moment. He may have been forgiven for coming into the Chamber...

Seanad: Family Courts Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2024)

Barry Ward: I noted my opposition to section 68. The proposed section 68 within the Bill at the moment relates to family law proceedings where concurrent jurisdictions are conferred on the Family High Court, Family Circuit Court and Family District Court. It restricts an application from commencing family law proceedings in the High Court, unless there is a special reason for doing so. I am also...

Seanad: Family Courts Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2024)

Barry Ward: I will be brief. Section 69 essentially confers an unlimited jurisdiction, monetarily, on the District Court. It specifically states that where there is consent, that is, where the court is satisfied that an agreement has been reached between the parties and they have consented to proceedings being in the District Court, the family District Court, without limit as to monetary jurisdiction,...

Seanad: Family Courts Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2024)

Barry Ward: I had registered my opposition to sections 70, 71 and 72, which arise on foot of the need for the jurisdiction of the District Court to be expanded. I will not speak again, but it is convenient to come in now in relation to what the Minister said. If the Minister is not with me in terms of the issues that might arise from the enormous expansion of the District Court jurisdiction, then these...

Seanad: Family Courts Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2024)

Barry Ward: I have already registered my opposition to this. What section 76 proposes to do is to amend section 10 of the Family Home Protection Act 1976 and therefore to confer on the District Court a jurisdiction it does not have at present. The Family Home Protection Act is massively important legislation that transformed the status of women in relation to family law proceedings because before that,...

Seanad: Family Courts Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2024)

Barry Ward: I move amendment No. 87: In page 64, to delete lines 33 to 40. This amendment relates to section 77(a), (b) and (c). It concerns the Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act 1976 and would amend it in a number of different respects, but would permit a District Court to make a separation agreement as a rule of court. Paragraph (c) confers jurisdiction on the District Court to...

Seanad: Family Courts Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2024)

Barry Ward: I move amendment No. 88: In page 66, lines 29 and 30, to delete “Subject section 69 of the Family Courts Act 2022 and subsection (4),”. If I may speak very briefly, this is a similar issue. However, the amendment relates specifically to the context of the land jurisdiction.

Seanad: Family Courts Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2024)

Barry Ward: I know Senator Horkan will not interrupt again, as the Chair has allowed me to say a few words on the issue.

Seanad: Family Courts Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2024)

Barry Ward: The amendment relates to section 78(2) and the proposed new section 8 being inserted into the 1981 Act. It again confers jurisdiction on the District Court to deal with property disputes up to a value of €1 million where the parties are formally engaged. This appears to be out of line with the District Court's monetary jurisdiction generally, which is €15,000. It is an...

Seanad: Family Courts Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2024)

Barry Ward: Very good. The Minister understands the point I am making.