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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jun 2022)

Barry Ward: Today is Thalidomide Memorial Day. Up to 40 people in this country are victims of thalidomide who have lived lives in various states of disability as a result of the injuries they suffered in the womb. They have to date received no apology from the State. They have received no proper medical compensation. A compensation scheme is in place from the company in Germany but it is inadequate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Barry Ward: My professional background is that of a criminal defence barrister. It would make my job a great deal easier if the measures in this proposed Bill went much further, or were eliminated entirely, so there was none of the data retention the State is asking for. Having said that, I have a different role when I sit in this chair. As was referred to earlier, we have to look at the protection of...

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (29 Jun 2022)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit ar na rúin thábhachtacha seo. I am a huge fan of juries. They are a fantastic part of our criminal justice system. They take out of the realm of tired and jaded lawyers and judges questions of fact that should be determined by people who are fresh to the system, instead of people who are used to the system. They are people with fresh...

Seanad: Defence Forces (Evidence) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Barry Ward: I have raised this as an issue on the Order of Business a number of times. I know there are no amendments to the Bill. As for its general application, however, in the context of this section and the application of military law to serious criminal offences, has the Department given any consideration to, for example, application beyond the court martial for people accused? There is a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (22 Jun 2022)

Barry Ward: Gabhaim buíochas, a Chathaoirligh Gníomhaigh. Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire stáit, an Teachta Madigan, freisin. Tá díomá orm nach bhfuil an tAire Oideachais í féin anseo, an Teachta Foley anseo agus ba cheart go mbeadh sí. It is a shame that the Minister for Education has not seen fit to be able to be here today. This is a matter I have...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (22 Jun 2022)

Barry Ward: I accept the bona fides of the Minister of State and I acknowledge the efforts she has made to facilitate the school community. I welcome the fact that the application will be made in short order. It should have been made weeks ago. The reality is that it is unlikely I will have an opportunity to raise this issue again before the end of this session, but I am not letting this go. I may...

Seanad: Proposal for a Directive on Combatting Violence against Women and Domestic Violence: Motion (22 Jun 2022)

Barry Ward: Cuirím fáilte roimh an Aire. Déanaim comhghairdeas léi as ucht a nuachta pearsanta. I welcome the motion and its contents on behalf of the Fine Gael group. The motion is very much appropriate. What is perhaps shocking is that it is the first piece, as the Minister said in her own words, of European Union legislation to recognise this area of criminality. In many...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2022)

Barry Ward: Ba mhaith liom labhairt inniú faoi parental alienation. This is a situation where parents are estranged and one parent acts decisively to alienate the other parent from their children, be it psychologically or physically preventing them from accessing their children. It is an awful thing. It is not just hard for the parent but it does terrible damage to the children, and we have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Ban on Sex for Rent Bill 2022: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Barry Ward: I also congratulate Deputy Cian O'Callaghan on this initiative. It is an important hole that needs to be plugged. I endorse what my colleagues have said about consent and its non-transactional nature. Given time, I will raise a couple of issues. I do not accept what Threshold has said about the extrapolation from the British report. However, given that we know anecdotally that this is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Ban on Sex for Rent Bill 2022: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Barry Ward: Should we ask that it be included in the Bill then? Should a simple request also be an offence?

Seanad: Election of Acting Chairperson (16 Jun 2022)

Barry Ward: I second the proposal.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Jun 2022)

Barry Ward: I agree with everything Senator Black has just said. We cannot be strong enough on that issue. I am sorry I was not able to be there yesterday but I wholeheartedly support what has been said in regard to Palestine. Particularly in Ireland, we have a groundswell of support that needs to be recognised and activated in terms of Government policy as well. Today is Bloomsday. I come from...

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Barry Ward: The Senator-----

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Gabhaim buíochas leis an Seanadóir Currie freisin as a cuid ama a roinnt liom. A Chathaoirligh Gníomhaigh, when I came to the Seanad people told me how much better it was here than in the Dáil because there was a higher quality of debate. That has not been the case this evening and I have been very disappointed with the tone of this...

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Barry Ward: That is the difference between Fine Gael and Sinn Féin in this debate. As a Government party and one that aspires to be a responsible party of Government, we have to stand over the commitments we make. We cannot simply come here with a shopping list and say "you should do X, Y and Z" without any attempt to explain how we are actually going to pay for it or justify how it could be...

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Barry Ward: He has also got up here and told us how awful things are. He seems to think that the solution to the best funded health service in Europe is to put in good money after bad when in fact it is a management issue. Of course there is legitimate criticism to be made across this country. The difference is that Fine Gael, instead of trying to score points, is looking for solutions, trying to...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (14 Jun 2022)

Barry Ward: Ar dtús báire, cuirim fáilte roimh ár gcairde uasail ón Úcráin. I extend a very warm welcome to our friends from Ukraine. I congratulate them on making the journey because what we have learned from them over the past few days has been so important. As the Cathaoirleach knows, Senator Ahearn and I left Ireland to visit Ukraine on 4 May. It is a process...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (14 Jun 2022)

Barry Ward: It is 25 million tonnes.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 May 2022)

Barry Ward: I welcome the students from Malahide and the Croatian ambassador as he visited the House. I also wish to express our solidarity with Croatia today. Today I want to talk about accessibility. We have come a long way in this country in recent years. In these Houses in the past 15 years, accessibility has been facilitated in many ways but even this Chamber is still not fully accessible....

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 May 2022)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit freisin. Just as my colleague, Senator Malcolm Byrne, was standing in for his party spokesperson, I am standing in for mine, Senator Ahearn, who unfortunately cannot be here but who had a discussion with me about the Bill. We are certainly happy, on behalf of the Fine Gael group, to welcome it and its provisions. I have heard what the Minister of...