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Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009)

Paul Bradford: The lodging of an application deems the person eligible to be considered under the new scheme.

Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2009)

Paul Bradford: I support the points made by the two previous speakers about the type of examination which is required to ensure the correct result is obtained for the elderly person who would be the subject of the application. It is very important to ask for what this legislation provides. We must be determined that this legislation is for looking after the interests of the elderly people in a holistic...

Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2009)

Paul Bradford: I hope the Minister of State has been listening intently to what was said by previous speakers. One of the weaknesses in the way we treat legislation in this country is that a Bill is published and a great deal of debate follows but minimal changes may flow from it. It is disappointing that, although there were ongoing debates about the elderly and their care before the publication of this...

Seanad: Elections of June 2009: Statements (11 Jun 2009)

Paul Bradford: I wish to share time with Senator Ross. The result of the 2007 general election was unusual in that Fianna Fáil and the Green Party were reluctantly elected and within months, if not weeks, of that decision the public decided that it had made the wrong decision. It compares with the re-election in Britain in 1992 of the Tory Government against all the odds. That was deemed a big surprise...

Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Jun 2009)

Paul Bradford: I am glad to have an opportunity to say a few words on this legislation. I have raised this matter on the Order of Business on many occasions over the past two years. Senators have eagerly awaited this opportunity to have their say. I understand the Bill was given a reasonably thorough airing in the other House and I hope the Seanad will prove its worth once again when it offers its views...

Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Jun 2009)

Paul Bradford: In that regard, the Bill before the House can be deemed to be a step in the right direction. I am worried about much of the content of the legislation. I refer to some of the definitions in the Bill, for example. Above all, I am worried about what the philosophy underpinning this legislation means for the future provision of services for elderly people. It used to be said that "children...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (10 Jun 2009)

Paul Bradford: We will make it up as we go along and say "Agreed".

Seanad: Criminal Procedure Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Jun 2009)

Paul Bradford: I am glad to have an opportunity to say a few words which I suspect will be relatively uninformed where this legislation is concerned. It is an important proposal being brought forward by the Minister and from what I have heard from previous speakers, there is a general welcome in the House for it. I am at one with the previous speaker, Senator Quinn, in welcoming the proposal while...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2009)

Paul Bradford: I support Senator Buttimer's call for a debate on the possibility of health services reconfiguration in the Cork and Kerry region. The HSE's report in this regard is causing great concern in the town of Mallow and the wider north Cork area due to the possible impact on Mallow General Hospital. I support the call for a broader debate on the political circumstances in which we find ourselves....

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (9 Jun 2009)

Paul Bradford: Amendments Nos. 2, 3, 5 and 7 are related and amendment No. 6 is an alternative to amendment No. 5. Amendments Nos. 2 to 7, inclusive, will be discussed together by agreement. Government amendment No. 2: In page 5, line 37, to delete "subsections (2D) to (2F)" and substitute "subsections (2D) to (2G)".

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (9 Jun 2009)

Paul Bradford: In the absence of a seconder, amendment No. 4 lapses. Government amendment No. 5: In page 8, to delete lines 3 to 20 and substitute the following: "(2F) Where an extended power of seizure is exercised, it shall be the duty of the officer— (a) to carry out the determination or separation concerned as soon as practicable, and, in any event, subject to subsection (2G), within the prescribed...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Paul Bradford: This is a harrowing and powerful debate. The Seanad can be proud of the work of it is doing this morning. I the dreadful contents of this report can be debated in great detail in this forum over the coming weeks and months. I have listened with interest and awe to the powerful contributions that have been made by my colleagues. I was very impressed with the historical analysis that was...

Seanad: Organic Food Industry: Statements (20 May 2009)

Paul Bradford: I welcome the Minister of State and apologise for being absent during his contribution. However, I am sure my colleague, Senator Buttimer, presented a robust and comprehensive analysis of the situation. Deputy Sargent has spoken here before on this important issue and we are delighted he is here again. The final paragraph of the Minister of State's speech summarises where our debate on food...

Seanad: Organic Food Industry: Statements (20 May 2009)

Paul Bradford: Do those figures relate to this year?

Seanad: Organic Food Industry: Statements (20 May 2009)

Paul Bradford: I stand corrected.

Seanad: Organic Food Industry: Statements (20 May 2009)

Paul Bradford: I am surprised there has been such a level of increase in the sector.

Seanad: Organic Food Industry: Statements (20 May 2009)

Paul Bradford: It is welcome. The Minister of State will accept that people are less inclined to purchase certain types of foods when they have smaller disposable incomes. When one considers what is happening in the multiple retailers, such as Aldi and Lidl, it is clear that Irish agriculture, particularly the organic sector, will have to confront certain challenges. I wish the Minister of State well in...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2009: Second Stage (29 Apr 2009)

Paul Bradford: I welcome the Minister to the House once again. Dealing with the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill usually gives the opportunity not simply to reflect on the matters contained in the Bill but also to discuss some of the issues affecting the Department of Social and Family Affairs that need urgent consideration. I appreciate the very difficult economic times in which we find ourselves. The...

Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)

Paul Bradford: I am glad to have the opportunity to speak in this very important debate. We have had several discussions on budgetary policy, on the economy and on the state of the country in recent months and I hope on each and every one of those occasions I spoke in a positive fashion. I outlined my hope and my desire to see the Government bringing in a financial statement or a budget that would work...

Seanad: Appointments to State Agencies and Public Bodies: Motion (8 Apr 2009)

Paul Bradford: I thank the Green Party for tabling this important motion for debate. The political process is such that I will be supporting the Fine Gael amendment but if we are fair and honest we must concede that the gulf between the motion and the amendment is not the widest to be bridged in politics. The Fine Gael amendment, which derives from our Public Appointments Transparency Bill of last year,...