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Seanad: Report of Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector: Statements, Questions and Answers (1 May 2012)

Paul Bradford: I advise those colleagues who may have just arrived that the Minister is responding to the initial contributions. There will be a further opportunity to contribute after he has done so and consequently, I ask that the Minister be allowed to respond without interruption.

Seanad: Report of Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector: Statements, Questions and Answers (1 May 2012)

Paul Bradford: As the Minister will be aware the debate is due to conclude at 5.45 p.m. I propose to call on him to wind up the debate at 5.35 p.m. Is the Minister happy to take questions from Senators from now until 5.35 p.m.?

Seanad: Report of Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector: Statements, Questions and Answers (1 May 2012)

Paul Bradford: We will first take questions from those Members who have not yet had an opportunity to speak. I call Senator Aideen Hayden, followed by Senators Cáit Keane and Susan O'Keeffe, all of whom have one minute to put their questions.

Seanad: Report of Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector: Statements, Questions and Answers (1 May 2012)

Paul Bradford: Perhaps the Minister would like to respond now to the specific questions asked by Senators Hayden, Keane and O'Keeffe.

Seanad: Report of Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector: Statements, Questions and Answers (1 May 2012)

Paul Bradford: Can we hear from the Minister without interruption? We have had a substantive debate and now it is time to hear his response.

Seanad: Report of Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector: Statements, Questions and Answers (1 May 2012)

Paul Bradford: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Report of Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector: Statements, Questions and Answers (1 May 2012)

Paul Bradford: The five minutes starts now.

Seanad: Report of Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector: Statements, Questions and Answers (1 May 2012)

Paul Bradford: The next speaker is Senator Moran. I ask Members to be silent and to allow the Senator to make her contribution without interruption.

Seanad: Report of Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector: Statements, Questions and Answers (1 May 2012)

Paul Bradford: I thank the Senator for her co-operation. The next speaker, Senator Harte, has two minutes to make his contribution.

Seanad: Report of Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector: Statements, Questions and Answers (1 May 2012)

Paul Bradford: We have completed the first round of party contributions. We will allow other Senators the opportunity to make a one minute contribution. It would be preferable, with the agreement of the House, if Minister responds now to what has already been said. This would give Senators who have yet to speak an overview of his initial thoughts. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Report of Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector: Statements, Questions and Answers (1 May 2012)

Paul Bradford: The debate is due to conclude at 5.45 p.m. so I ask the Minister to confine himself to 15 or 20 minutes.

Seanad: Report of Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector: Statements, Questions and Answers (1 May 2012)

Paul Bradford: I assure Senators that in the next round of contributions preference will be given to those who have not yet spoken.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Paul Bradford: I agree with what Senator Barrett said in his words of warning about the property market. This country was brought to its economic knees by the greed basically generated by the property zone of speculators and developers. It is disquieting, therefore, when there are headlines welcoming the fact property prices are on the march again. It should be our aspiration that every citizen would be...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Paul Bradford: I am glad to have the opportunity to speak on this social welfare legislation. Such legislation appears annually and we sometimes have two social welfare Bills per annum and they give rise to interesting debates. However, we debate social welfare and proposed changes in the aftermath of a budget or of the publication of a Bill and at that stage it is probably too late for any significant...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Paul Bradford: I concur with the comments made by Senator Mary Ann O'Brien in respect of the domiciliary care allowance system and chaos to which the administrative blockage therein has given rise. The House should demand a positive and quick response from the relevant Minister on this matter. I thank Senator Mary Ann O'Brien for hosting a most powerful, evocative and emotional meeting last Thursday...

Seanad: Report of Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments: Statements (24 Apr 2012)

Paul Bradford: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank her for contribution. I wish her well in her deliberations and in her portfolio. I was sorry at the circumstances surrounding the departure of her predecessor but Deputy Jan O'Sullivan is the ideal Minister of State for the Department at this time. If she keeps in mind the spirit of her original political mentor, the late Jim Kemmy,...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2012)

Paul Bradford: Once again, a request has been made for a debate on water charges. Having a vote, morning after morning, on requests for the Minister's presence, apart from the politics of the matter, does not solve the broader issue. If the water charges produce the full amount of money expected, that will still be a minuscule portion of overall Exchequer requirements. I repeat the call I made some weeks...

Seanad: Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (23 Apr 2012)

Paul Bradford: I welcome the opportunity to say a few words in the five minutes available to me. Like many colleagues, I welcomed the Government's decision some weeks ago to hold a referendum on the ratification of the treaty. At the time, one school of thought suggested the Government could proceed to ratify the treaty without holding a referendum. If the Government had taken such a decision, it would...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2012)

Paul Bradford: Following the Christmas recess, we passed the Electoral Amendment (Political Funding) Bill, which is now before the Dáil for consideration. To a degree, that legislation addresses the concerns raised earlier by Senator Mooney. During my contribution to the Bill on Second Stage, I said the Minister had got the legislation as correct as he possibly could. The alternative to personal or...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2012)

Paul Bradford: I want to put on the record again my assertion-----