Barry Ward
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554 appearances
6 recordings
2 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 7 Sep
Barry Ward’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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The three-day waiting period is something that was absolutely part of the campaign, but it is also in the law, and people have to trust their legislators to make the right decision according to what they have said previously, and I've been completely consistent on this.
Barry Ward.
I just think this comes down to trust and individual decision-making.
I just do not believe that it is for the state or Padder or the Dáil to tell women how long they should or should not wait.
We have to trust that this is... Padder's absolutely right in this.
It is a massive decision to make.
I don't envy anybody who finds themselves in this situation.
It's incredibly difficult.
But they have to make that decision themselves.
And the three-day wait, as Grainne says, you're not precluded from waiting that period of time.
And people should absolutely think about that.
They aren't always able to think about it in terms of other time limits that exist.
I presume so.
I mean, it's an issue of conscience and that's why there was a free vote.
It's also why, as Padraig said, that the leaders showed us how to vote.
That wasn't what happened.
A free vote is a free vote and they have no more status in that regard than any ordinary member of the party.
That might be true of your party, Padraig.
I'm sure you can understand, David, the level of frustration there is, not just the government, but across this country in terms of derelict sites that we see everywhere in towns and village centres all over the country.
It is so frustrating for people who want to build new homes, move into new homes to see empty buildings.
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