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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 May 2024)

Barry Ward: First, I agree with what my colleagues said about the need for special education and the provision for everybody who needs it. There are two things I wanted to raise specifically under today's Order of Business. The first is in regard to the regulations that came in on 20 May for e-scooters and e-bikes. It is a welcome development. We needed some sort of regulation or recognition of...

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...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Enforcement of Road Traffic Offences: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Barry Ward: I am sorry as I will have to leave to attend the Seanad. First, I endorse what has been said about reporting. It is true of any crime that if people do not feel reports are being taken seriously, they will stop making reports as they will feel they are wasting their time. I endorse what has been said. As a cyclist, I probably do not report enough when I have had close calls. A number...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2021)

Barry Ward: The bike-to-work scheme has been a major success and a number of people have availed of it, allowing them to invest in a bicycle and use it to get to work. We know that cycling is, in many ways, a far superior way of getting around. It can be faster and it does not cause pollution. There are health benefits. However, the scheme operates by alleviating the tax burden for those in...