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Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Barry Ward: It is not that I disagree with Senator McDowell. I think this point is relevant to my amendment No. 45, under section 66. I might comment on it at that stage. However, in response to what the Minister of State said-----

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Barry Ward: In that case I will comment on it now. The amendment that I have at No. 45, which I was not notified was out of order-----

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Barry Ward: I will comment on it under section 66. That is probably the most appropriate.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Barry Ward: I have no doubt that it was a long time ago but I have an issue, I suspect.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Barry Ward: I will respond to three points that the Minister of State made. The first relates to the qualification of academics to give solid legal opinion. I do not dispute that. I suspect that the legal opinion offered by somebody who is a world expert or a particular expert in the field is likely to be more considered and more focused than that of an ordinary practitioner in the same area. I can...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Barry Ward: I move amendment No. 44: In page 44, line 34, to delete “4 years” and substitute “10 years”.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Barry Ward: I accept what has been said about the nature of amendment No. 45 being out of order. In the context of section 66, which amends section 22 of the 2001 Act, and what Senator McDowell has said about the changes that were made previously in relation to judicial pensions, it is also important to note that that decision also caused a flight of sitting judges because of the additional provisions...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Barry Ward: I will respond to what the Minister of State said on the same section. Correct me if I am wrong, but that is the only amendment to this Bill that will be brought forward in the Seanad. It will require the Bill to go back to the Dáil. In those circumstances, given the Bill is going back to the Dáil anyway, can greater consideration be given on Report Stage to some of the...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Barry Ward: I do not think that is what I said.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Barry Ward: Is there a difficulty with me speaking on the Long Title?

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Barry Ward: There is a difficulty with that. The reason I want to speak on the Long Title is to raise an issue of report. Am I precluded from doing that?

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Barry Ward: I want to make brief reference to the Long Title so that I can raise an issue on Report Stage. I want to mention three things that may be of interest to the Minister of State's officials in the context of possibly raising them on Report Stage. They are arguably semantic but they are important nonetheless. They relate to page 5 of the Bill and the Long Title. On line 13 I am suggesting...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Barry Ward: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Barry Ward: Ar a 10.30 a.m. amárach.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Feb 2023)

Barry Ward: First of all, I welcome the fact that we are acknowledging tomorrow's inauspicious anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine. It is something we hoped would not have gone on this long but it has. At this juncture, while we mark it with the tabling of a motion in the Seanad, we should also recognise that this House has been very supportive and proactive in relation to Ukraine. Senator Ahearn...

Seanad: Anniversary of Invasion of Ukraine by Russia: Motion (23 Feb 2023)

Barry Ward: I second the motion.

Seanad: Rail Network: Statements (23 Feb 2023)

Barry Ward: I wish to raise a similar disability issue which relates to the DART line. A lot of public money was spent installing bridges over the DART line at stations like Blackrock and Booterstown. They are very effective and easy to use except when the lifts are not working. It seems that, from time to time, lifts go out of order and there is no urgency to fix them, which means people with...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authorities (22 Feb 2023)

Barry Ward: The Minister of State is welcome and I thank him for taking this. I know the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, is indisposed this morning, but he is aware of this issue. In 2014, as the Minister of State, Deputy Heydon, will also be aware, the Local Government Reform Act was passed. It abolished town councils throughout Ireland. That is probably a debate for another day, but when the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authorities (22 Feb 2023)

Barry Ward: I regret that the Minister of State has been given an answer to read out that substantially does not address the issue I have raised. Not only do area committees operate in a similar manner to municipal districts, they do exactly the same work.They do it without recognition for the status of that committee, without recognition for the chair of that committee and without the power to make...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Feb 2023)

Barry Ward: Yesterday I put down a Commencement matter in relation to the operation of accessibility services in DART stations in my area. It was ruled out of order and I understand the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, may not have direct responsibility for Iarnród Éireann and or other transport services but the reality is they are public realm services. It is absolutely...