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Seanad: Search and Rescue Policy: Motion (2 Feb 2022)

Barry Ward: Does Senator Craughwell agree that it is not our job to compromise procurement? We hold it to account, but not during the process when there are sensitivities in the public domain.

Seanad: Search and Rescue Policy: Motion (2 Feb 2022)

Barry Ward: Will the Senator take a question on this?

Seanad: Search and Rescue Policy: Motion (2 Feb 2022)

Barry Ward: The Irish-----

Seanad: Search and Rescue Policy: Motion (2 Feb 2022)

Barry Ward: That is not correct.

Seanad: Passport Office Service: Motion (2 Feb 2022)

Barry Ward: I second the motion.

Seanad: Passport Office Service: Motion (2 Feb 2022)

Barry Ward: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Chathaoirleach. Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire go dtí an Seanad agus comhghairdeas a ghabháil leis as an méid oibre atá déanta ag an Roinn, ag a oifig féin agus ag oifig na bpasanna freisin chun déileáil leis an bhfadhb agus leis na hiarratais ar phasanna a thagann isteach. As we heard from Senator...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2022)

Barry Ward: Happy St. Brigid's Day, and a happy lunar new year, which so many people around the world and in Ireland also celebrate. I wish to raise the issue of the increase in the cost of a stamp. Today we heard the news from An Post that it proposes, for the second time in a year, to increase the cost of postage nationally and internationally. The cost of a stamp for a letter in Ireland will now go...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jan 2022)

Barry Ward: Gabhaim buíochas, a Chathaoirligh agus a Cheannaire. This week the Government announced €35 million for what it is calling Brexit infrastructure funding for local authority piers and harbours around the country. Reading about this in Afloatmagazine this week, it is very much talking about the rehabilitation of piers and harbours that are owned by local authorities. My concern...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Second Stage (27 Jan 2022)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire agus an mBille chomh maith. The Minister has gone through some of the extensive details. This is not a small Bill, although I recognise that it is largely technical. I congratulate the Minister on introducing it because she and all Members of this House want as effective a police force as we can manage. Where that requires legislative change, it is...

Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (Amendment) (Stalking) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Jan 2022)

Barry Ward: Ba mhaith liom a rá go gairid, gurb í seo an tslí gur ceart don Oireachtas a chuid oibre a dhéanamh. Ba chóir go mbeadh Billí ag teacht ó Sheanadóirí nó Theachtaí mar seo. Ba mhaith liom comhghairdeas a dhéanamh leis an Aire as éisteacht leis na Seanadóirí agus leis an ngrúpa. Ba chóir di é sin a...

Seanad: Violence Against Women: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

Barry Ward: The Minister is welcome. In the first instance, I recognise her commitment to this issue. I am aware that she has advanced a number of policy initiatives and policies that put this at the centre of her term as Minister for Justice. I pay tribute to the fact that the Minister has put this front and centre and that she has shown a commitment to dealing with the issues as discussed in her...

Seanad: Local Government (Surveillance Powers in Relation to Certain Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Jan 2022)

Barry Ward: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Chathaoirleach. Ba mhaith liom i dtús báire fáilte a chur roimh an Aire Stáit, mo chomhghleacaí ó Dhún Laoghaire, mar a dúirt an Seanadóir Horkan. Bhíomar ar Chomhairle Contae Dhún Laoghaire-Ráth an Dúin le chéile agus cuirim fáilte roimhe. I welcome this Bill and, in fairness,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Jan 2022)

Barry Ward: I wish to raise the issue of social media. We have discussed this many times in the Chamber. All of us will have received what I consider to be abusive messages on Twitter. I refer to Twitter in particular because it is probably the most toxic, but my comments refer to all social media platforms. Twitter offers users the ability to report abusive messages or messages that contravene what...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Dec 2021)

Barry Ward: I join with others in wishing everybody a happy Christmas. Obviously, it is a happy time of year for many but, unfortunately, a sad time for others. It is appropriate to mark the death last Sunday morning of Frank Callanan SC, who was a former colleague and friend of mine. We often like to say in Ireland that somebody is a gentleman and a scholar and that statement could not be truer of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Dec 2021)

Barry Ward: I want to talk about cyberbullying and, in particular, gender-based cyberattacks that are taking place against people across this country and continent. We have made a lot of progress recently in terms of legislative initiatives and making it clear that certain online activity must be illegal and cannot be tolerated. It is important we set down those markers to recognise the damage this...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2021)

Barry Ward: There is a debate going on in one of our national papers about two of our MEPs who have adopted certain positions in respect of a range of issues. They have been called a national embarrassment by Kathy Sheridan. In today's paper, there is a letter defending their position from Clare Daly, MEP, and Mick Wallace, MEP. It is not for me to say who is or is not a national embarrassment or...

Seanad: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (14 Dec 2021)

Barry Ward: I support the amendment as well. Senator Boyhan mentioned the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company on which he served a number of terms on the board. When I first became a member of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council in 2009 I was selected by the council at that time to be a member of the harbour board, but before I had a chance to take up the position these Houses changed the law to...

Seanad: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (14 Dec 2021)

Barry Ward: I want to make two points in the context of the Minister of State's reply. I respect what he said about the importance of the local authorities. He said that a local authority member is not precluded from becoming a chief executive of MARA. With respect, that is a slightly silly comparison. The people who get involved in local authorities do so because they have an interest in getting...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Dec 2021)

Barry Ward: Smoking is a scourge that has been with us for generations. It benefits no one. It certainly does not benefit the smokers themselves, their families or the people around them. It does not benefit our health service. In fact, the only potential beneficiaries of smoking are the industry and the Exchequer. Part of the problem is that our approach to dealing with the problem of smoking has...