Results 61-80 of 88 for garda speaker:Barry Ward

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Women's Shelters and Domestic Abuse Refuges: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: I thank Ms Bentley for the work she does. She talked about the invisible man. It is an issue that has been highlighted here. Ms Sherlock made a comment on the training of gardaí and the Garda domestic abuse policy. Does she feel there is sufficient training? If a man or woman goes to a Garda station seeking assistance, what are the chances that he or she will meet a garda who is...

Seanad: EU Regulations: Motion (20 Oct 2021)

Barry Ward: ...who are not connected with anti-money-laundering activities would ever have access to the information. The system operates as a high level. In this regard, the Minister of State referred to gardaí and others who are operating specifically in this sphere. Anybody who does not particularly want somebody in Poland, Sweden or Italy to know about his or her bank account details should...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Digital Recording) Bill 2021: Discussion (21 Sep 2021)

Barry Ward: ...data controller, in this instance, to delete data over time? Second, what are the protocols that we will put in place - this may not have been envisaged yet - for governing the responsibilities An Garda Síochána, or other agencies, have for deciding when the appropriate time is to delete data? How will we arrive at that decision?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Digital Recording) Bill 2021: Discussion (21 Sep 2021)

Barry Ward: ...happening? Whose role is it to ensure that we do not have a proliferation of CCTV that will create all kinds of problems and infringe on people's rights to privacy? How will it operate between An Garda Síochána and local authorities? Who is the ultimate arbiter? For example, if a local authority does not want to co-operate, would that create problems? If a community wants to...

Seanad: Private Security Services (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Jul 2021)

Barry Ward: .... The term in section 2 is "enforcement guard". It does not need to be changed and I have not submitted any amendments but the term "guard" can be used as a colloquial reference to members of An Garda Síochána, and it would be unfortunate if there could ever be confusion about the people conducting this job of enforcement guard as defined in section 2 and members of An Garda...

Seanad: Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (2 Jul 2021)

Barry Ward: ...we should address it. I have tabled a number of amendments and, therefore, I do not propose to take too much time. The Bill, in all considerations, is measured. I particularly like the fact that gardaí on patrol have the power to address a problem where they see one, rather than having to go to a higher authority to get permission or authorisation to raise the issue with the...

Seanad: Offences against the State Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (22 Jun 2021)

Barry Ward: ...is that people are still committing these crimes at a very high level, are intimidating juries and have done so in the past. Consequently, it is entirely appropriate that until the Minister, An Garda Síochána or another arm of the State can show us that this is not happening and that there is no longer a threat of jury intimidation or of attempts to otherwise pervert the course...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Civil Liberties during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Discussion (22 Jun 2021)

Barry Ward: At the outset, I will deal with some of the Garda issues. I have huge sympathy for the Garda. Its members have done a fantastic job under difficult circumstances. The country got into the mode of having a national pastime of catching friends, neighbours and family out, who were in breach of regulations, which was one of the most unfortunate features of the pandemic. Sometimes, gardaí...

Seanad: Public Service Pay Bill 2020: Second Stage (14 Jun 2021)

Barry Ward: ...the Civil Service, and to disregard their work. It is so easy to forget that, without them, the country does not run and the systems do not function.The needed services we receive throughout this country, be they in the health service or An Garda Síochána, and the services offered by Civil Service officials do not happen without the hard work done by the members of the public...

Seanad: Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 May 2021)

Barry Ward: ...in custody, the gathering of evidence and other areas. In this amendment, I am specifically considering Judges' rule 9, which relates to the taking of an account of what a person said while being interviewed in custody by members of the Garda. The Judges' rules are common law and go back to the early 20th century. They were affirmed into Irish law in the Pringle case in 1981. In that...

Seanad: EU Regulations (Europol): Motion (26 Apr 2021)

Barry Ward: ...be opposed to the regulation. The concerns that come to mind are things such as data protection, abuse of data by agencies within the EU, including Europol, and perhaps the loss or ceding of powers from An Garda Síochána to a Union-wide police force. The first thing to do in that regard is to ask An Garda if it is in favour of this. I know from my work that An Garda values the...

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

Barry Ward: ...a marker in respect of illegal dumping and this is one way, among others, in which we can do it. It is also important to recognise that there is capacity in local authorities to do this work. We cannot constantly rely on An Garda Síochána to be everywhere in the country. This is a role that local authorities can take on. At a time when it seems the Oireachtas more than ever...

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

Barry Ward: ...it has looked into this even if it may not have had the time it would have liked to examine all the provisions. It is important to say that when somebody is in the custody of the State, be it the Garda, Prison Service or even psychiatric care, each one of those institutions has a very important statutory oversight agency, whether it is the Inspector of Prisons, the Garda...

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

Barry Ward: ...representatives or members of the public to check or verify what exactly constitutes essential travel, instead of having a situation where people have to book flights and then rely on the whim of a garda who might stop them at a checkpoint on the way to the airport. This is no reflection on gardaí because they do not have the guidance either. If we are telling people they can only...

Seanad: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2020)

Barry Ward: ...to be the person’s. I doubt that the framers of the Bill intended for the definition to be quite as wide. I rely entirely on the prosecutorial discretion of our prosecutory authorities be it the Garda at summary level or the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, at the indictable level. I am concerned that if we frame the definition too broadly one will bring into the scope of...

Seanad: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2020)

Barry Ward: ...Ruane and Doherty that this is a missed opportunity. These civil orders are much more accessible to many people and do not involve the rigamarole, the proofs and the hoops though which the Garda and the prosecution need to jump to establish criminal convictions. Even as interim measures, these are as important an aspect of the Bill as the criminal offences it creates. If we truly want...

Seanad: Deportation Moratorium (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (9 Dec 2020)

Barry Ward: ...indicate that we no longer trust the Minister to have discretion in these matters. One of my councillor colleagues, Baby Pereppadan, has brought to my attention a number of cases of people who are waiting for the Garda National Immigration Bureau to renew stamps and things like that. Many foreign nationals have been greatly delayed in progressing these applications. I have already...

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2020)

Barry Ward: ...some important issues. Section 121 of the Bill inserts into the Act of 2015 three new sections, 51A, 51B and 51C. Section 51B refers to the power of an immigration officer or member of An Garda Síochána to arrest a person and bring a person to a place of detention. On the face of it, that sounds like a draconian power. I acknowledge what Senator Higgins has said but it is...

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2020)

Barry Ward: .... While I am sympathetic to that view, that is not what the amendment states. Amendment No. 17 refers to the situation where the relevant officer, being an immigration officer or member of An Garda Síochána, does not have documentation to prove the person's age. I suggest that there is a large gap between knowing and being able to prove a person's age. In the first instance,...

Seanad: Combating Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Statements (24 Nov 2020)

Barry Ward: ...in official Ireland in recent years are very important. In the Courts Service, for example, the provision for victims in terms of criminal proceedings are really important and much improved. An Garda Síochána has a much more solid understanding of these issues now than maybe it had in the past. The Department of Justice has also prioritised these issues. These are really...