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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulatory Authority: Discussion (18 Jun 2024)

Barry Ward: The offence is providing legal services when one is not on the roll, as opposed to having a particular status on the roll. It does not matter whether someone says he or she is senior counsel or not.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Further and Higher Education (13 Jun 2024)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. The matter I wish to raise this morning is the future of Newpark Academy of Music in Blackrock, which has been a staple of musical education south Dublin for 45 years. It was founded in 1979 and is a really important small, effective, efficient, and incredibly well-renowned music school on the grounds of Newpark Comprehensive School on...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Further and Higher Education (13 Jun 2024)

Barry Ward: As I said, I am grateful to the Minister of State for coming in. I know that he is acting on behalf of the Minister for Education, but I really think that answer is not good enough. It is not enough for the Department to wash its hands and say we are not specifically responsible and that it is a separate remit. As the Minister of State said, the responsibility of the Department is to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2024)

Barry Ward: I join you, a Chathaoirligh, in the remarks you made about Martin Murray. I was talking to him just before coming into the Chamber and he said absolutely nothing about the retirement. I certainly join you and wishing him well. I know all of our colleagues in the Fine Gael group would like to do so as well. Gaeloideachas supports education in Ireland through the Irish language. Today I...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Communications (11 Jun 2024)

Barry Ward: I reiterate my thanks to the Minister for coming here. I know there is much work to be done. I also wish to put on record my acknowledgement of how much she has done in this area. The remarks she just made outlined some of the progress we have made and, as she acknowledged, we still have work to do on that. The action plan is hugely important, and the raising-awareness component of it....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2024)

Barry Ward: Like other Members, I wish to say we had a wonderful experience over the past number of days in terms of democracy, both local and international, as it happens. I pay tribute to the five Members of this House who put themselves forward as it is a huge task to run in any European campaign, as well as to the hundreds of people who put their names on ballot papers for local council elections...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Communications (11 Jun 2024)

Barry Ward: The issue I raise today relates to human trafficking and our ability to identify it within Ireland and the need to do so. As we know, it takes different forms. Obviously, there is human trafficking from a sexual exploitation perspective but there is also human trafficking for the purposes of labour and work, which is what we might encounter in our daily lives more commonly. As we go about...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Naturalisation Applications (29 May 2024)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit, an Teachta Higgins. Is í seo an chéad uair atá seans agam é sin a rá ó ainmníodh mar Aire Stáit í. Comhghairdeas léi. Táim buíoch di as teacht anseo inniu. I wish to talk about a social inclusion measure in the naturalisation process. At the outset, I wish to say clearly that I...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Naturalisation Applications (29 May 2024)

Barry Ward: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. I am conscious that she is answering on behalf of the Minister, Deputy McEntee, who cannot be here this morning. I wish to make a few points. First, I have no doubt about the robustness of the process. In fact, it can be an obstacle to a lot of people in an unduly bureaucratic way, but I recognise it is a process that needs to be followed. I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 May 2024)

Barry Ward: First, I agree with what my colleagues said about the need for special education and the provision for everybody who needs it. There are two things I wanted to raise specifically under today's Order of Business. The first is in regard to the regulations that came in on 20 May for e-scooters and e-bikes. It is a welcome development. We needed some sort of regulation or recognition of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2021 (28 May 2024)

Barry Ward: First, I agree with the increase in penalties. It makes sense. What we are dealing with, as Deputy O’Callaghan said, is many young men in particular being penalised by this. It is important to distinguish between the summary and indictable elements of the existing legislation because you will see in the District Court many young men being prosecuted for what I think is very minor...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2021 (28 May 2024)

Barry Ward: I am afraid not. I am just conscious of a Bill we have in the Seanad where colleagues of mine have brought forward amendments, Senator Regina Doherty particularly, related to statements or references being given at sentence stage as things that would be subject to cross-examination by the prosecution, for example. That was ultimately put into a Government Bill. A stand-alone Bill obviously...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Second Stage (16 May 2024)

Barry Ward: In welcoming the Bill on behalf of the Fine Gael group, I acknowledge what the Minister of State said about the genesis of this Bill and the fact Private Members’ Bills from Senators in this House, particularly from Senator Regina Doherty, have given rise to many of the provisions in this Bill. It is worthy of recognition that the Government sometimes does listen to what...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Second Stage (16 May 2024)

Barry Ward: Dé Máirt seo chugainn.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Second Stage (16 May 2024)

Barry Ward: Dé Máirt seo chugainn ar 1 p.m.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 May 2024)

Barry Ward: I congratulate the Minister of State on the legislation. This is a very important Bill. It is also a very weighty one, containing 220 sections. The job it is designed to do is a mammoth one, so it is very important. It is quite shocking that up to now we have not had proper regulation of such an enormous industry. I acknowledge that it is an enormous industry, not just in terms of the...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 May 2024)

Barry Ward: -----have to be vetted? How practicable is that? Has consideration been given to how that gambling exclusion register will operate? It is a helpful element, particularly in the context of the potential pitfalls that come with online gambling and placing the obligation on those providing the services to have that in place. It is a very important element but I wonder how functional it is...

Seanad: Europe Day: Statements (9 May 2024)

Barry Ward: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber and congratulate her. This is the first time we have been in the Chamber at the same time. I was delighted with her appointment as Minister of State with responsibility for European affairs and wish her the very best in a job I know she will do in her usual style and with great excellence. I am delighted that she is here for Europe Day. I...

Seanad: Europe Day: Statements (9 May 2024)

Barry Ward: Will the Senator take a question?

Seanad: Europe Day: Statements (9 May 2024)

Barry Ward: I asked the Senator if he would take a question.