Results 501-520 of 2,017 for speaker:Paul Bradford

Seanad: Climate Change and Energy Security: Statements (31 Jan 2008)

Paul Bradford: With all due respect to the Minister that is not the case if one looks at the recent primary elections and studies the post voting reasons as to why people voted for particular candidates. I wish they had indicated that environment issues were higher up on the agenda. As they have not done so I can only go on the data that is available. I concede that in the Australian election some weeks...

Seanad: National Waste Strategy: Statements (6 Feb 2008)

Paul Bradford: I am glad to have the opportunity to speak on this important all-party motion. It is especially appropriate that we are debating the motion on Ash Wednesday, a day of religious significance for many people. With that in mind, it is amazing, disappointing and indicative of the fixation we have with alcohol that, notwithstanding the right of individuals to comply with religious obligations,...

Seanad: National Waste Strategy: Statements (6 Feb 2008)

Paul Bradford: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2008)

Paul Bradford: Senator Ciaran Cannon made reference to various agricultural policies and schemes which must be addressed in this House. In that context, it would be helpful to have an early debate on the future of Irish agriculture because there is a very serious debate commencing in Brussels regarding the future of the Common Agricultural Policy and various aids to agriculture. We must play a...

Seanad: The 70th Anniversary of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (7 Feb 2008)

Paul Bradford: I read with interest the opening discourses in this debate last week involving Senator Regan and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Brian Lenihan. I would describe myself as being very far removed from being an expert on constitutional matters. However, the Constitution guides and guards the nation. It is a living document having been amended on many occasions and it...

Seanad: Forestry Issues: Statements (20 Feb 2008)

Paul Bradford: I welcome the Minister of State, a former colleague of mine in both the Seanad and Dáil, to the House in which we both started our political careers in 1987. I wish her well in her new position, which is an onerous and interesting ministerial portfolio. Of all the work done by Departments, the development of forestry presents a win-win scenario. Forestry has a significant and positive...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Paul Bradford: I agree with the comments made by Senator Boyle on a need for further debate on a waste management strategy. The problem is that we have never had a national waste management strategy. Perhaps we have booklets, documents and departmental guidelines. However, individual local authorities have their own plans and strategies and these can contradict with those of other local authorities. The...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (21 Feb 2008)

Paul Bradford: I raise once again on the Adjournment of Seanad Éireann the urgent need for the Minister for Education and Science to intervene and ensure there will be early progress in the development of a new national school at Rahan near Mallow in County Cork. I first raised the matter of school development problems at Rahan national school during the summer of 1987 and it is extraordinary that almost...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (21 Feb 2008)

Paul Bradford: The Minister of State mentioned that applications for large-scale capital funding are assessed and banded in accordance with published prioritisation criteria. Where does Rahan stand in that process? Has this assessment taken place and where is Rahan national school on the list for the banding scheme? This information could help solidify my response to the local community, removing it from...

Seanad: National Waste Strategy: Statements (Resumed) (27 Feb 2008)

Paul Bradford: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Gormley, and apologise for missing his opening remarks. I have heard him speak before on this issue. In the past ten or 15 years, in this and the other House, I have heard so many Ministers speak about waste management that if all the scripts were piled on top of each other there would be a recycling bin to fill. Every Minister comes to this portfolio full of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)

Paul Bradford: I ask the Leader to arrange a debate with either the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food or the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, whoever would be more appropriate, on the issue of genetically modified feedstuffs and food. I do so in view of the fact that we almost had a Private Members' debate on this matter, which would have clarified various points. We...

Seanad: Fairtrade: Statements (4 Mar 2008)

Paul Bradford: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Fairtrade: Statements (4 Mar 2008)

Paul Bradford: Senators Norris and Mullen have six minutes to share as they see fit.

Seanad: Fairtrade: Statements (4 Mar 2008)

Paul Bradford: Yes; thank you.

Seanad: Fairtrade: Statements (4 Mar 2008)

Paul Bradford: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I am aware of his genuine personal commitment not only to the issue of Fairtrade but also the broader issue of development co-operation and the success of the Irish Aid programme worldwide. He has played a key role in that concept in both Houses during the past 20 years or so and it is very much at the centre of his political thinking. When we...

Seanad: Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (4 Mar 2008)

Paul Bradford: The Senator should conclude.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2008)

Paul Bradford: I support the call by Senator Buttimer for a debate on community values and civic responsibility. That is a very urgent debate, in my view. On a weekly, if not daily, basis we are raising the issues of law and order, murders, stabbings and all sorts of terrible deeds. These are all part of the same equation however, namely, the breakdown in civic responsibility, in a sense of community and...

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 Mar 2008)

Paul Bradford: Senator Boyle without interruption.

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 Mar 2008)

Paul Bradford: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this legislation. I concur with other speakers in welcoming the legislation in so far as it attempts to be environmentally progressive. Like all legislation, however, it is not perfect. I listened with interest to Senator Phelan's concluding remarks on the real impact of the Bill in terms of encouraging people to purchase new cars, which will be cheaper...

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Mar 2008)

Paul Bradford: I am sure the Minister will do so. The House is adjourned until 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.