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Seanad: Magdalen Laundries Report: Statements (27 Feb 2013)

Paul Bradford: ...many occasions, and her party leader, Deputy Martin, and others, represents good politics. It is good for the soul of the country and for its citizens and most definitely, for the survivors of the Magdalen laundries.

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)

Paul Bradford: ...been a very secretive society. It has almost been a curse on the nation for generations. We are now dealing with some of the aftermath of that by way of the children's rights referendum and the Magdalene laundries which was debated in the other House last night. That sad endless tale will continue for some time. Many of those problems stem from our culture of secrecy. We must move...

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Dec 2005)

Paul Bradford: ...from the Minister for Education and Science, it was stated that the difficulty stems from the fact the redress legislation does not provide for assistance for those people who were taken to Magdalene laundries and such places when they were over 16. If we must accept that yesterday's redress board deliberations have now shut down access for all new applicants, we must ask the Minister to...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (23 Nov 2005)

Paul Bradford: .... One of the points made very strongly to us by a number of people all over the country is the restriction on applying to the board being experienced by many of the people who were resident in Magdalen laundries. On the basis of correspondence I received from the Minister, the Department has decided that the laundries were different from some of the institutions covered by the Act, in that...