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Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Barry Ward: I move amendment No. 21: In page 30, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “Power for Minister to amend the Judges’ Rules by regulation 50.(1) The Minister may, where he or she feels it is in the interests of justice and efficiency, make regulations under this section, to amend Rule 9 of the Judges’ Rules to allow for the taking of statements from a...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Barry Ward: I move amendment No. 22: In page 30, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “Amendments to Firearms Acts 1925 to 2006 50. The Firearms Acts 1925 to 2006 are amended— (a) by the repeal of subsections (12), (13) and (14) of section 12A of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 (as inserted by section 65 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 and subsequently...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Barry Ward: I will move and withdraw my amendments.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Barry Ward: I move amendment No. 23: In page 30, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 27 of Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 50.Subsections (3E) and (3F) of section 27 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 (as inserted by section 33 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007) are repealed.”.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Barry Ward: I move amendment No. 24: In page 30, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “Amendment of Criminal Justice Act 1990 50. The Criminal Justice Act 1990 is amended by the substitution of the following section for section 2: “Sentence for treason and murder 2. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person convicted of treason or murder shall be sentenced to...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Barry Ward: I move amendment No. 25: In page 30, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 3 of Criminal Procedure Act 1993 50. Section 3 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1993 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2): “(2A) Where, on the hearing of an appeal against sentence, under subsection (2) the Court quashes a...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Barry Ward: I move amendment No. 26: In page 30, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “Repeal of section 25 of Criminal Justice Act 2007 50. Section 25 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 is hereby repealed.”.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Barry Ward: I did not get a chance to address section 51 on Second Stage but it is a positive measure. I acknowledge the work done by my colleague, Senator Gallagher, in bringing forward Private Members' legislation, although it is not specifically about gardaí alone. This is an important step. With regard to the existing section 19 offence, I welcome the fact that the penalty is being increased,...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Barry Ward: I move amendment No. 30: In page 32, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: "(b) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph 8A: "8B. An offence under section 4of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023.",".

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Barry Ward: I move amendment No. 32: In page 32, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 151 of Children Act 2001 54. Section 151 of the Children Act 2001 is amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (3): "(3) Subject to subsection (4), the Court shall specify, in its absolute discretion, which portion of a period for which a...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Barry Ward: I move amendment No. 34: In page 33, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following: "Amendment of section 99 of Criminal Justice Act 2006 57. Section 99 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (23): "(24) In criminal proceedings involving a person who, at the time the offence was committed, had not reached the age of 18...

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

Barry Ward: I move: "That Seanad Éireann resolves that sections 2 to 4, 6 to 12, 14 and 17 of the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 (No. 39 of 1998) shall continue in operation for the period beginning on 30th June, 2023 and ending on 29th June, 2024."

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

Barry Ward: Ar dtús báire, ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire Stáit agus mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leis agus leis an tAire Dlí agus Cirt as an tuairisc sin a chur ar fáil dúinn roimh an díospóireacht seo. I will not say I have read the report, but I have had a brief look at it. I agree with what Senator McDowell says, that it is enormous,...

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

Barry Ward: But is that not the point? The Constitution allows it to apply to any offence, but the legislation limits it to scheduled offences.

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?