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Conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (23 Jan 2024)

Mark Ward: ...adults in Gaza has shown no signs of letting up. More than 25,000 people have been killed in Gaza. This is collective punishment. This is a war crime. This is genocide. Every university in Gaza has been destroyed. For example, last week saw the controlled explosion of Israa University in south Gaza. The IDF had already commandeered the university as a military base. There was no...

Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 May 2023)

Mark Ward: .... While this Bill is progressing through the Oireachtas, it would be worthwhile keeping an eye on the Citizen's Assembly on Drugs, the recommendations it arrives at and the legislation that may follow. Drug misuse and abuse destroys families, individuals and whole communities. Communities have only known one thing, which is the war on drugs but the war on drugs is not working. The...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Dec 2022)

Mark Ward: ...only consume so much of it before they pass out but a gambler can keep gambling if they have the means to keep gambling or the ability to obtain the means to keep gambling. Many families have been destroyed financially and emotionally by problematic gambling. There is many a person in prison because of crimes committed to secure the means to keep gambling. In my time, I have found...

Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: ...on this issue in previous stalls and a group that included myself and Deputy Paul Donnelly introduced legislation during this Dáil. It is needed, because in areas such as mine we have seen scramblers destroy public spaces and football pitches, resulting in matches having been called off. We have also seen the other aspect of the harm these machines cause, with some high-profile...

Situation in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel: Statements (20 May 2021)

Mark Ward: ...settlers. It is based on an Israeli strategy to allow Israeli settlers to maximise the amount of Palestinian land for themselves. This is apartheid in practice. In 2020, 848 Palestinian homes were destroyed. This affected 6,380 Palestinians, including 534 children. We can sometimes get lost in statistics but these are real people. These 534 children have hopes and dreams like our own...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Engagement with the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (16 Feb 2021)

Mark Ward: ...of the audio files is, as already mentioned, a breach of the Data Protection Act 2018 and section 31 of the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004, which states that it is an offence for a person to destroy information in any form relating to matters within a commission's terms of reference before it is dissolved. This commission is not dissolved yet. We have heard from witnesses that the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Heritage Sites (30 Sep 2020)

Mark Ward: ...think the developer would have had a look at all that kind of stuff before he went in yesterday and bulldozed No. 40 Herbert Park. This was an act of sheer corporate greed, the like of which will destroy Irish history and heritage in this city if it is allowed to go on. The developer had blocked Dublin City Council from visiting the site despite two letters asking to visit it. The...