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Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Oct 2020)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I agree with what has been said about this Bill. It is unfortunate but it is necessary. The comments of other Senators in this regard are well made. We need to equip the Garda with the powers it requires to enforce the regulations. That is for the benefit of everyone - all members of society but, most particularly, those who are vulnerable to...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2020)

Barry Ward: I regret to say that I agree with Senator McDowell. Amendment No. 20, in my name, has been mentioned. I emailed my amendments to the Bills Office on Wednesday night because they had to be in before midday yesterday. This means it was possible for the Minister to bring this amendment before the Dáil. I do not understand why the definition is not in section 1. I do not understand why...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2020)

Barry Ward: I move amendment No. 1: In page 4, line 27, to delete "or" and substitute "and". Both of these amendments are related to the same issue. Section 3 amends section 31 of the Health Act 1947 by inserting a new subsection 6C, which provides for a power for the Minister to make regulations relating to penal provisions, which is what we have been speaking about. It then prescribes a number of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Middle East (22 Oct 2020)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit agus gabhaim buíochas leis as an am a thabhairt dom ar an ábhar seo. I raise the issue of demolitions in the West Bank, which have been ongoing for years, by Israeli authorities of Palestinian facilities such as homes and businesses. These matters have continued unabated. It is estimated that in 2019, some 624 Palestinian-owned...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Middle East (22 Oct 2020)

Barry Ward: I am glad to hear the terms the Minister of State used in his response. I know he and the Minister, Deputy Coveney, have a strong record of calling out this kind of behaviour. I am also particularly glad to hear him use the word "recompense" because, as I said, while there is a massive humanitarian issue here, there is also a simple breach of international law. There is also the fact that...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2020)

Barry Ward: I want to raise the rigidity in the system that allows citizens to change their names. Specifically, I am given to understand that citizens under the age of 18 have no right whatsoever to change their names. I can see why this would not be a problem normally, but the circumstances of this rigidity specifically affect a number of women who are estranged from their husbands and the fathers of...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Cúraimí an Choimisinéir Teanga agus Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú) 2019: An Coimisinéir Teanga (21 Oct 2020)

Barry Ward: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach agus cuirim fáilte roimh an gcoimisinéir. Is comhalta nua den choiste seo mé ach táim ag tnúth go mór leis an obair. Ba mhaith liom a rá i dtús báire, nuair a fhéachaim tríd an seomra anseo, go bhfuil an chuid is mó de na comhaltaí ag teacht ó chontae nó ó...

Seanad: Shannon Group: Motion (14 Oct 2020)

Barry Ward: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after “That Seanad Éireann:” and substitute the following: "notes that: - Shannon Group, a commercial semi-state body, is a driver of economic growth in the Midwest; - Shannon Group, which operates in both the aviation and tourism sectors, has been particularly severely impacted by Covid-19; - the aviation and tourism...

Seanad: Shannon Group: Motion (14 Oct 2020)

Barry Ward: I have listened to the speeches of my two Seanad colleagues and the Minister of State. I am concerned by the suggestion that the parties who are seeking to amend the motion do not care about employees in Shannon Group, balanced regional development and sustaining our regional airports. Of course, nothing could be further from the truth. The Minister of State went through this in some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Engagement with the Minister for Justice (6 Oct 2020)

Barry Ward: I thank the Chair and welcome the Minister. There is obviously a considerable body of work to be done in this area. Probably, in this committee we are only touching on a small bit of the legislation involved. I will raise two issues. The first is in respect of extradition, where that will be based and where the applications will go. I presume, certainly, since 2013, the Department has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Election of Vice Chairman (6 Oct 2020)

Barry Ward: I nominate Deputy Carroll MacNeill as Vice Chairman. I do not need to address the proposal.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Foreign Policy (30 Sep 2020)

Barry Ward: I raise the democratic crisis in Belarus, of which the Minister of State will be aware. I do so in the full knowledge that the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Coveney, has a very deep personal connection with Belarus and met Svetlana Tikhanovskaya in Brussels on 21 September. She is the opposition leader in Belarus who has been displaced by the recent presidential election and has had...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Foreign Policy (30 Sep 2020)

Barry Ward: I acknowledge what the Minister of State said regarding his commitment to dealing with this issue. I also acknowledge what he, the Minister, Deputy Coveney, and the Taoiseach have done and the solidarity with the Belarusian people they have expressed. I am very heartened by what he said on the opportunities that may arise this week to advance matters and I am very encouraged by the fact...

Seanad: Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Sep 2020)

Barry Ward: Ar dtús báire, déanaim comhghairdeas leis an Leas-Chathaoirleach as ucht a bheith tofa mar Leas-Chathaoirleach an tSeanaid. I will not take the full five minutes as I will only make a brief contribution on this Bill. It is very important legislation. As we have heard, it has been a long time in the birthing process and in coming before this House. In that regard, it is...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (10 Sep 2020)

Barry Ward: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire ar ais arís go dtí an Teach. This is important legislation. The Minister has outlined the basis on which she has brought it before the House. In the first instance, as was raised on the Order of Business, several Senators are concerned that the legislation is being taken through all Stages in one day. I think the Minister will acknowledge that so...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (10 Sep 2020)

Barry Ward: Anois.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Sep 2020)

Barry Ward: I want to address briefly what Senator Ruane said. I understand, and it was expressed in the debate in the Dáil also, that there were concerns about the protection of dwelling places in this legislation. I understand also where the motivation for this amendment is coming from but I disagree that it is not clearly set out in the Bill. Section 2 clearly defines the relevant premises to...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Sep 2020)

Barry Ward: It is.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Sep 2020)

Barry Ward: Senator McDowell started his contribution by wondering if he might have strayed a little from the topic that is before the House. It is fair to say that he did given that the regulations to which he referred are not made under this Act, although they are made under a section which is referred to in this Act.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Sep 2020)

Barry Ward: Senator McDowell had a lengthy and repetitive contribution on this issue. The time is now mine. He started by wondering if he had strayed from this amendment. He definitely had.