Results 961-980 of 1,702 for speaker:Barry Ward

Seanad: Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (27 Jun 2023)

Barry Ward: This is the point I was going to get to. I accept that point, but it does not mean that scheduling offences is necessarily a problem. What I do think is a problem, as I have said in every one of these debates in the years I have been in this Chamber, is that the decision-making process, whereby cases are nominated to go to the Special Criminal Court, is problematic because the sole decision...

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Engagement with An Taoiseach (22 Jun 2023)

Barry Ward: The Taoiseach is very welcome. I am Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Justice. That committee's major focus has been on crime and policing. Cybercrime is one of the matters we looked at, especially spyware scams and things of that nature, which have become increasingly prevalent. We are also looking at technological solutions to improve the operation of the Courts Service and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill: Department of Justice (20 Jun 2023)

Barry Ward: I am a member of the Bar and so I am not totally disinterested in this. I practice in this area on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants. I absolutely endorse the submissions in respect of jury trials. It is absolutely short-sighted to suggest that they should be abolished because they are a really important part of the fairness and the commonality of defamation proceedings. The word...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill: Department of Justice (20 Jun 2023)

Barry Ward: What I am asking is whether the head gives a bald indemnity for someone to almost say what they liked in demanding a receipt or proof of payment or the genuineness of a note or whatever it might be. My concern is whether it removes the requirement of a retailer to be respectful or polite or do the witnesses still take the view that would be a defamation were they to do that?

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Jun 2023)

Barry Ward: Ar dtús báire, cuirim fáilte roimh an mBille agus roimh an Aire. Gabhaim comhghairdeas léi agus cuirim fáilte roimpi ar ais don Roinn Dlí agus Cirt. Táimid go léir sásta í a fheiceáil sa suíochán seo arís. There is much to unpack in this Bill. The Minister has covered a lot of the material. What is important is to...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Jun 2023)

Barry Ward: Will the Senator take a point?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2023)

Barry Ward: I welcome the Italian ambassador. I also wish him a happy Republic Day. The connections between Ireland and Italy are clear, not just because we love Italian food and culture and love visiting Italy but because there is also a certain commonality between the people of Italy and the people of Ireland. We share so many values, and so much about the enjoyment of life, including food and...

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

Barry Ward: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Consumer Insurance Contracts Act 2019 to prevent the use of any average clause by insurance providers. In moving the motion, I acknowledge Julian Deale, the solicitor from Monkstown who brought this issue to my attention; and the barrister, Liam Vanmechelen BL, who gave me great assistance in understanding the...

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-----