Results 1-14 of 14 for cork speaker:Barry Ward

Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Feb 2024)

Barry Ward: ...or maybe they will not, and I do not know. However, it is likely to create a problem, particularly where, as I understand it, the current Dublin coroner is not in fact the Dublin coroner but the Cork coroner, who is sitting in that position on an interim or temporary basis, although I am not sure exactly how the appointments work. If, for example, that coroner were to return to Cork,...

Seanad: Local Government Matters and City and County Councillors: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Barry Ward: ...the town councils and replaced them with municipal districts. In Dublin, except for Balbriggan, we did not have town councils, so there are no municipal districts in Dublin. There are also no municipal districts in Galway City Council or Cork City Council. This means that decisions cannot be made by the area committees, which are the de factomunicipal districts. That means the...

Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences against the Person (Amendment) (Spiking) Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 May 2023)

Barry Ward: ...reporting is important. I agree with the Minister that when we hear the number of these offences that are being reported to the Garda, we all suspect it nowhere near reflects the number of actual instances. Therefore, people need to understand they can report this. Senator Lombard gave the example of the man in Cork who woke up with no watch, no wallet and no phone, and no idea what had...

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

Barry Ward: ...town councils in any of the four Dublin local authorities, except for Balbriggan, where the town council was abolished and not replaced. There were no town councils in the Galway City Council or Cork City Council areas either. None of those six local authorities, therefore, got municipal districts. It is a problem for the six local authorities - Dublin City Council, Dún...

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

Barry Ward: ...districts. Will the Department respond to that, not with talk about directly elected mayors but with answers that will deliver for local communities in urban local authorities in Dublin, Galway and Cork?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Jan 2023)

Barry Ward: We have a vibrant sailing scene in Ireland. As an island nation, we are lucky enough to have a number of sailing hubs around the country. Dún Laoghaire is obviously primary among these, but Cork could be included on the list. Within the sailing communities in question are vibrant para sailing communities. People who, for one reason or another, have physical disabilities are in a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Oct 2022)

Barry Ward: ...afford to lose those people. Non-consultant hospital doctors will spend a lot of their formal training period travelling around Ireland, going to hospitals in Dublin, Letterkenny, Castlebar and Cork. People in the later stages of their careers may well have families, children and partners who may be uprooted as a result of these travels or who may not move with them, with these doctors...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Naval Service (13 Jul 2022)

Barry Ward: .... I suggest that very strong consideration should be given to creating a new naval base of operations in Dún Laoghaire Harbour. The Minister, Deputy Coveney, may well be of the mistaken view that Cork is the capital of maritime Ireland-----

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medical Aids and Appliances (3 Mar 2022)

Barry Ward: ...from €635 to €700, which does not cover the full cost, very often, although it is a substantial contribution to the cost. In Carlow or Kilkenny, by contrast, that grant is €440, while in Tipperary, it is €500. In Cork, it is €450; in Clare, €500; and in the Naas area, for some reason, €767. There seems to be a terrible discrepancy here....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Feb 2022)

Barry Ward: ...on the Government to take action. There are only three pharmacy schools in Ireland. These are in Trinity College Dublin, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, and University College Cork. It is high time that we considered establishing a fourth, perhaps in the National University of Ireland, Galway, Maynooth University or University College Dublin. It does not matter where...

Seanad: Passport Office Service: Motion (2 Feb 2022)

Barry Ward: .... This motion specifically acknowledges and praises the work done by all these people. It is appropriate to praise all the staff in the Department of Foreign Affairs. Equally, it is not just the Passport Office facilities in Dublin and Cork that have dealt with this issue, but also our embassies and consulates around the world. They have dealt with people, my family included, applying...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Nov 2021)

Barry Ward: ...that area must go elsewhere. It is grossly unfair on people for whom the wider Dún Laoghaire area is their home that they must go elsewhere to seek refuge. They should be entitled to one on their doorstep the same as anyone in Cork, Galway, Letterkenny or wherever. There is a gap which has been identified for more than ten years. It needs to be addressed urgently. I ask the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Funding (14 Oct 2021)

Barry Ward: ...political difficulties prevent this important scheme from going ahead. I say that as one who comes from the capital of sailing in Ireland, Dún Laoghaire - although the Minister, as someone from Cork, may not accept that contention - but this is something that will benefit the whole of Ireland and towns and cities around the coast from Dún Laoghaire to Waterford, Cork, Galway,...

Seanad: Shannon Group: Motion (14 Oct 2020)

Barry Ward: ...as the €31.3 million the Minister of State has mentioned and the Covid-19 regional airports programme. It may well be that some people describe the allocation of €10 million to Shannon and Cork as a stunt but I do not believe for a moment that this is what it is. It is a statement of intent on the part of the Government, a commitment to recognising the importance of the...