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Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: Following on from what Senator McDowell said, I have no difficulty with criticism of the judgment, conscious that Senator McDowell from the outset acknowledged the supremacy of the Supreme Court and the reality of the fact that the Minister, the Executive and, ultimately, the law must follow what the Supreme Court has said. I do not necessarily dispute what the Senator has said....

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: Are we not on section 2?

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: This Bill, as has been pointed out, seeks to amend a number legislative measures arising from the decision in the Ellis case. As I said on Second Stage, I do not have a difficulty with the changes. Many of them reflect what was in my Private Members' Bill, the Criminal Procedure and Related Matters Bill 2021, or go beyond it. The one question I have, on which I have not tabled an amendment...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: I agree with this legislation and welcome it, on behalf of Fine Gael. It is important to set things right. I am generally opposed to the concept of minimum mandatory sentences as they unduly fetter the Judiciary. That is not to say that I think all mandatory sentences should be removed. There is a mandatory life sentence for murder, for example, which is appropriate. It puts back into...

Seanad: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: An Dara Céim - Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit agus roimh an mBille seo freisin. Is Bille an-tábhachtach ar fad é seo. Tá a fhios agam go raibh an-díospóireacht sa Dáil ar an ábhar agus tá roinnt oibre déanta cheana féin air. Ag an am céanna, ba mhaith liom cúpla focal a rá faoin mBille freisin. I dtús báire, chun an...

Seanad: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: An Dara Céim - Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: -----ach tá a fhios agam go bhfuil a lán Gaelscoileanna agus Gaelcholáistí i mo cheantar féin. Tá Scoil Lorcáin ann i mBaile na Manach, tá Gaelscoil Phádraig i mBaile Breac, tá Coláiste Eoin agus Coláiste Íosagáin i Stigh Lorgan agus tá Gaelscoil Laighean, Gaelscoil nua atá againn, i nGráinseach an Déin...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: Gabhaim buíochas, a Chathaoirligh. In recent weeks we have seen progress in policing in Ireland. The visibility of policing on our streets has been a welcome change in the post Covid-19 reality and in particular in the night-time economy, which is an issue that has been raised here. Policing, of course, goes beyond the streets of Ireland. Ireland is involved in Interpol, Europol and...

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: Ar son Fhine Gael, cuirim fáilte roimh an mBille seo agus roimh an Aire Stáit freisin. Cé go bhfuil sé déanach, tá sé tábhachtach agus ní fheicim aon fá ar cheart dúinn vóta a chaitheamh i gcoinne an Bhille seo. Caithimid tacaíocht a thabhairt dó. Senator Paul Daly, when he spoke earlier, was very self-effacing when he...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: Gabhaim buíochas leis na baill de Pharlaimint na hEorpa a tháinig anseo aréir chun labhairt linn, chun éisteacht linn agus chun ár gcuid ceisteanna a fhreagairt. We had an impressive display from the four Dublin MEPs who came to the House yesterday. One of the issues that arose in the course of the discussion was Taiwan. Members will be aware that, last month, the...

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (3 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: I agree with Senator Craughwell. I understand, as ever, that Senator Higgins is coming from a reasoned place but I think the issue was addressed by the Minister for Defence during the Committee Stage debate. We must, as a House, trust that the Minister of the day will make the right decision. I am also conscious of the fact that the triple lock still applies and there are still procedures...

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (3 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: I do not agree with the amendment. The Minister, Deputy Coveney, used NATO as an example on Committee Stage but as the Senator said he used the example of mine clearing in the context of the co-operation that goes on between the Irish Defence Forces and NATO. My understanding is, and I am open to correction on this, the other structures that are in place to protect our involvement in...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit agus roimh an mBille. Tá an-bhród orm a rá ar son Fhine Gael go bhfuilimid i bhfabhar an Bhille seo. Is ceart agus cóir dúinn mar Oireachtas a bheith ag éisteacht i gcónaí leis an Ard-Chúirt, ach go háirithe, agus leis na cúirteanna go léir agus a bheith ag féachaint ar an méid...

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

Barry Ward: I am not sure how to follow that, although I am perhaps unsurprised as Senator Keogan has gone back and forth and taken different approaches to this crisis over the past year and a bit. She has contradicted herself on a number of occasions. It is unsurprising that she uses language about experimental vaccines that we know have worked. The vaccine programme has been a universal success in...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: I rise in support of this motion. We have had much discussion this evening about the various aspects of the plan, particularly its regional aspects. One of the issues about which I have been in contact with the National Transport Authority, the Minister for Transport and the head of Dublin Bus is 24-hour bus services for Dublin. Many people from Dún Laoghaire work in the city centre....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Women's Shelters and Domestic Abuse Refuges: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: I thank Ms Bentley for the work she does. She talked about the invisible man. It is an issue that has been highlighted here. Ms Sherlock made a comment on the training of gardaí and the Garda domestic abuse policy. Does she feel there is sufficient training? If a man or woman goes to a Garda station seeking assistance, what are the chances that he or she will meet a garda who is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Women's Shelters and Domestic Abuse Refuges: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: When Ms Sherlock says one in three responses to calls is unhelpful, what does she believe "unhelpful" looks like?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Women's Shelters and Domestic Abuse Refuges: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: I thank the witnesses. Many of us have heard the details of the crisis that exists but it is stark to hear from Ms Sherlock about a 43% increase in the number of people seeking help. It is really striking that however bad the Covid experience has been for many of us it has been worse for some of us. I am particularly struck by what Ms Graham said about having to refuse 369 requests. This...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: In recent weeks we have heard a lot about spiking - the Leader has made public statements on it - whether it is by needles or putting something into the drinks of people who are out in public socialising and doing their thing, having been allowed to be out in public again after such a long time. I have looked at this issue. Some of the early messaging that came out on it from the HSE and...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: The recent decision of the Polish constitutional tribunal to essentially upend the rule of law in Europe is creating a flashpoint. What are the next steps, particularly for the European Parliament as opposed to governments or the Commission? I mention the rule of law like-minded group which I understand involves a lot of the Nordic and Scandinavian countries but not Ireland. Should Ireland...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: I will not take too much time, but it is important to recognise the value of this session. It is a very good idea and is the first time we have seen genuine interaction at this level between our representatives in Europe and Members of the Oireachtas. In this case, all the MEPs are also former Members of the Oireachtas and the fact that two of them previously represented Dún Laoghaire...