Results 681-700 of 1,414 for speaker:Barry Ward

Seanad: Consumer Insurance Contracts (Amendment) Bill 2023: First Stage (1 Jun 2023)

Barry Ward: Dé Máirt seo chugainn.

Seanad: Garda Reserve: Statements (31 May 2023)

Barry Ward: Go raibh maith agar a Cathaoirleach Gníomhach, cuirim fáilte roimh an Áire ar an obair seo go háirithe. I echo what the Minister said about recognising the contribution members of the Garda Reserve make. As a society, we can be very proud that there are so many individuals who are willing to do work that is unpaid and monetarily unrewarded, albeit that it comes with its...

Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences against the Person (Amendment) (Spiking) Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 May 2023)

Barry Ward: I propose to share time with Senator Doherty. I will have ten minutes and she will have six. Cuirim fáilte roimh an tAire inniú. The Minister is welcome to the House to discuss the Bill. This Bill is very close to the hearts of those in the Fine Gael group. It stemmed from an initiative taken by Young Fine Gael and a campaign it led in respect of spiking. Spiking, which I will...

Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences against the Person (Amendment) (Spiking) Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 May 2023)

Barry Ward: Tá mé ag labhairt ar son mo ghrúpa. Ar dtús báire, gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as an méid a dúirt sé agus as an tacaíocht a thug sé don Bhille. Má thuig mé an rud a dúirt sé i gceart, tá tacaíocht an Rialtais agus tacaíocht na Roinne ag teacht. Táimid go léir ag tnúth go mór le...

Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences against the Person (Amendment) (Spiking) Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 May 2023)

Barry Ward: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Courts Service (25 May 2023)

Barry Ward: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as ucht teacht isteach sa Teach chun an cheist seo a fhreagairt. Last week, the Courts Bill 2023 was passed by the Oireachtas. Primary among its functions is to increase the number of judges in all courts, including the Court of Appeal, High Court, Circuit Court and District Court. It is a very welcome measure. As I have said on several...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Courts Service (25 May 2023)

Barry Ward: I thank the Minister of State very much. I acknowledge that the Minister, Deputy Harris, is dealing with Priority Questions in the Dáil this morning. I accept entirely and understand that he is not able to be here. I am grateful to the Minister of State for coming to the Chamber. I acknowledge what the Minister of State said about the progress made in the Department on streamlining...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 May 2023)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire agus gabhaim comhghairdeas leis as an mBille seo, Bille an-tábhachtach ar fad a dhéanann rudaí go bhfuil gá leo a chur sa dlí in Éirinn. On behalf of the Fine Gael group, I welcome the Bill. There is quite a lot in it. Although it is a miscellaneous provisions Bill, it does many really important things to change the law in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: International Relations (18 May 2023)

Barry Ward: This issue has been on the agenda for some time. Taiwan, as a broader issue, has been there for longer, but I do not want to talk about that. However, much I want to see enhanced relations between Ireland and Taiwan and enhanced trade and enhanced acceptance of Taiwan, as an autonomous and self-determining state, that is probably a more controversial issue than the one I want to raise with...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: International Relations (18 May 2023)

Barry Ward: I acknowledge what the Minister of State has said and appreciate its tone as regards the value that Ireland places on Taiwanese co-operation. I also appreciate what the Tánaiste said in his speech at the Royal Irish Academy’s conference on 2 May. I am not sure the headline I would have taken from that speech was a reaffirmation of Ireland's support for the One China policy....

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 May 2023)

Barry Ward: When speaking on this amendment on the previous occasion, I was agreeing with the amendment in respect of the difficulty it places because it perpetuates something which I have described as the difficulty in this Bill from the point of view of failing to recognise that the people who take judicial office cease to be former solicitors or barristers and are in fact judges and that they carry...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 May 2023)

Barry Ward: A Chathaoirligh-----

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 May 2023)

Barry Ward: Yes, it is a point of order. An issue has arisen in the reply for the proposer which was not discussed at any point up to now.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 May 2023)

Barry Ward: It is a point of order.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 May 2023)

Barry Ward: I am making the point of order that if that is done it encourages people to raise it.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 May 2023)

Barry Ward: If you let me finish making the point, a Chathaoirligh, you will see. It applies to the order because an issue has been raised that nobody has had a chance to address, including the Minister of State, and it encourages people to raise issues that are extraneous to an amendment if nobody is allowed to reply to them.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 May 2023)

Barry Ward: It cannot be in order to exclude other speakers.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 May 2023)

Barry Ward: Will the Senator accept a point?

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 May 2023)

Barry Ward: I am not sure if I have misunderstood the point because I agree with Senator McDowell insofar as I believe there should be greater political discretion. One of the downsides of this Bill is that it removes that. Surely the amendment he is suggesting would remove exactly the kind of discretion he is talking about. Would it not be favourable, therefore, to leave the language in section 13 as...

Seanad: Courts Bill 2023: Second Stage (10 May 2023)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit agus roimh an mBille atá an-tábhachtach ar fad. Gabhaim mo chuid buíochais agus buíochas ghrúpa Fhine Gael le Bridget McManus as an tuairisc a rinne sí ar an ábhar seo agus leis an ngrúpa as an obair atá déanta aige. This is a very important Bill. It may be a niche area but it will have much wider...