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Seanad: Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (12 Mar 2021)

Barry Ward: Dé Luain seo chugainn.

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (8 Mar 2021)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire agus roimh an Aire Stáit. Ní minic go mbíonn Aire agus Aire Stáit againn sa Seanad. B'fhéidir go bhfuil sé ceart agus cóir i gcomhair Seachtain na Gaeilge. Is cúis áthais dom í a bheith anseo le linn Seachtain na Gaeilge chun cothú agus fás ár dteanga dúchais a phlé. Tugann an...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Harbours and Piers (5 Mar 2021)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Ba mhaith liom labhairt faoi Chuan Dhún Laoghaire, atá faoi Chomhairle Contae Dhún Laoghaire-Ráth an Dúin. The Minister will be aware that a number of years ago a policy decision resulted in the transfer of many harbours and ports to local authorities around the country. One of them was Dún Laoghaire Harbour under...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Harbours and Piers (5 Mar 2021)

Barry Ward: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as ucht an ráitis shoiléir sin. I am not sure exactly what the Government means when it says that no local authority should be unduly burdened. The reality is that, for the first time since local property tax was introduced, although opposed by Fine Gael councillors, the local property tax was increased in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2021)

Barry Ward: Déanaim comhghairdeas leis an gCathaoirleach as ucht a chuid Gaeilge a úsáid inniu. Aontaím leis go hiomlán gur cheart dúinn cúpla focal a úsáid, más féidir, an t-am ar fad agus i rith na coicíse seo, Seachtain na Gaeilge, ach go háirithe. Tairgim leasú do Riar na hOibre, chun Uimh. 11, an Chéad Chéim den Bhille...

Seanad: Taxi Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (5 Mar 2021)

Barry Ward: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Taxi Regulation Act 2013 to allow for the transfer of licences.

Seanad: Taxi Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (5 Mar 2021)

Barry Ward: Dé hAoine seo chugainn.

Seanad: Local Government (Use of CCTV in Prosecution of Offences) Bill 2021: Second Stage (5 Mar 2021)

Barry Ward: Gabhaim buíochas, a Chathaoirligh Gníomhaigh. Táim chun mo chuid ama a roinnt leis an Seanadóir Curry, trí nóiméad an duine. I welcome the Bill and congratulate Senator Wall and his colleagues on bringing it before the House. It is important that we set down a marker in respect of illegal dumping and this is one way, among others, in which we can do it....

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (1 Mar 2021)

Barry Ward: I am deeply uncomfortable with the provisions in this Bill which does not mean they are not necessary or proportionate in the current circumstances. I have read the concerns expressed by many organisations, in particular non-governmental organisations, including the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, ICCL. I welcome the fact it has looked into this even if it may not have had the time it...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Mar 2021)

Barry Ward: My understanding of the amendment is that it seeks to take from the hands of the Minister the right to designate certain countries that require measures to be put in place and replace it with a blanket application to every country, territory or place outside the State. That is fine on one level and it appears to be what the Labour Party and others advocate. I accept their right to do it....

Seanad: Covid-19 (Transport): Statements (26 Feb 2021)

Barry Ward: I am from Dún Laoghaire. I know the Minister is aware of the project I am going to mention, namely, the Sutton to Sandycove cycleway. I have discussed the matter with him in the Chamber previously. I had hoped to meet him to discuss it, and I hope that we will get a change to meet about it in the future. The project is a transport gem along the coast of Dublin Bay. It is a cycleway...

Seanad: Covid-19 (Aviation): Statements (26 Feb 2021)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. This week I met representatives of the ITAA.They are very much involved with selling aviation sector products in the Irish market not just with holidays and leisure travel but also with regard to the business market and the essential travellers we heard about earlier. They have had an incredibly difficult period over the past year, as everybody...

Seanad: Councillors' Pay: Motion (22 Feb 2021)

Barry Ward: The Minister of State has heard many examples today of how hard-working councillors are. They are the most underresourced and overworked group of elected representatives in this country. In tandem with that, their role has been devalued by successive Governments since 2000. Since the introduction of the Planning and Development Act, power after power has been stripped away from local...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Feb 2021)

Barry Ward: Gabhaim buíochas, a Chathaoirligh agus a Cheannaire. I welcome the statement by the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Humphreys, that she will extend access to rent supplement for the victims of domestic violence without a means test. The Leader will be aware that this measure was introduced last August to facilitate people who had to leave home because of domestic violence and to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Human Rights (15 Feb 2021)

Barry Ward: Gabhaim comhghairdeas leis an gCathaoirleach Gníomhach as ucht a bheith sa Chathaoir inniu. I echo what Senator Byrne said. It is very important that we differentiate between the people of China and the Government of China. What has been outlined in the matter is, in many ways, anathema to us in Ireland. We benefit from a very democratic society, one where people have free speech,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Human Rights (15 Feb 2021)

Barry Ward: Go raibh maith agat as ucht an ráitis shoiléir sin. It is very important we make that statement which I hope will be followed by actions. As Senator Byrne, I hope we take concrete actions to send the message to the authorities in Hong Kong that we will not stand by and will take actions, such as those the Minister of State mentioned in his reply, to address the issues raised.

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

Barry Ward: I want to raise the issue of travel restrictions under Covid. We all know the Government has quite correctly put in place restrictions on people travelling abroad and within the country. We are told it is acceptable to travel in circumstances where that travel is for essential purposes. Again, I have no difficulty with this. The difficulty arises in the definition of what are essential...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (15 Feb 2021)

Barry Ward: I disagree with what the other Senators have said. I welcome the fact that the Minister of State and the Department have listened to what has been said in this Chamber, taken it on board and rendered it into legislative format. That is welcome. I still think, as Senator McDowell has said, there are difficulties, and Senator Bacik has perhaps identified just one such difficulty. I cannot...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (15 Feb 2021)

Barry Ward: I have one further point to raise with the Minister of State. I raised it on Second and Committee Stages. It is about the index-linking of the amounts mentioned in the Bill and specifically in section 5, I think, in relation to arts dealers and letting agents. The figure of €10,000 was used. Section 5 of the Bill amends section 25 of the 2010 Act. I suggested that that should be...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (15 Feb 2021)

Barry Ward: I thank the Minister of State for taking on board what was said. Again, it reflects very well on the Department, the Minister of State and the Government that they take on board what is said on Committee Stage. It enhances the legislation.