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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.

Seanad: Europe Day: Statements (9 May 2024)

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

Seanad: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (8 May 2024)

Barry Ward: Mar aon le Seanadóirí eile, ní raibh mé chun labhairt ar an mBille anseo. Tháinig mé toisc gur iarr an Seanadóir Seery Kearney orm a bheith anseo agus ár dtacaíocht a thabhairt don Bhille. Ach nuair a bhí mé ag éisteacht leis na Seanadóirí eile, cheapas go raibh rud éigin le rá agam. I wanted to pay tribute...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (2 May 2024)

Barry Ward: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as ucht teacht isteach chun an nithe i dtosach suíonna seo a fhreagairt. This important issue affects families throughout the country. It relates to neonatology services, particularly in children's hospitals, and the provision of neonatal intensive care units, NICUs. We have a problem. There are NICUs in maternity hospitals, but where...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (2 May 2024)

Barry Ward: I accept entirely the bona fides of the Minister and the Minister of State. Having listened to what the Minister of State has said, I do not think there is an understanding within the Department of the urgency of this matter. It is not enough to make reference to an investment of a full-year cost of €2.6 million “to enhance the service in preparation for the establishment of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

Barry Ward: I want to raise a number of issues, primarily in light of the decision that was made by the Taoiseach correctly to issue an apology to the families of the Stardust victims. In that context, one issue I have raised on a number of occasions in this Chamber is the lack of action by the Government and successive Governments with regard to the victims of thalidomide, who have been waiting a much...

Seanad: Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Apr 2024)

Barry Ward: The section creates the right for people to be compensated in circumstances where there is a breach of their right to have proceedings dealt with "within reasonable time". I have two questions about "reasonable time". I know that later in this section, there is an expansive definition in section 11(4) of what factors will be considered for what constitutes "reasonable time". The Bill...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Barry Ward: In terms of implementing the pact, how much of it will be done through primary legislation and how much by secondary legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Barry Ward: Another argument-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Barry Ward: Another criticism I have heard on the efficiency and timelines, which are set forth in the pact, is around why we cannot do that without signing up to the pact, leaving aside the advantages of signing up to the pact. What is to stop Ireland from implementing the same timelines in dealing with applications?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Barry Ward: I think we should opt into the pact.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Barry Ward: By opting in, the Minister mentioned resources being provided, even leaving aside the solidarity mechanisms which are available. What additional resources would come our way and how would that assist our dealing with migration or asylum applications?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Barry Ward: Finally, I ask about the Dublin III regulation. The Minister mentioned that it was inefficient and it is, to a large extent, broken, which many people would say. Does the Minister have any apprehension that, if it was to operate the way it was supposed to, we would be obliged, as a member of the European pact, to take a proportion of asylum seekers? The Dublin III regulation obviously...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Barry Ward: I thank the Minister very much.