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Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2010)

Paul Bradford: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (3 Jun 2010)

Paul Bradford: I support Senator Mary White's request for a debate on alcohol use, its misuse and abuse. She is correct to point out that, as a nation, we are fixated to a dangerous degree with alcohol. A substantial debate on the subject is urgently required. I note the preamble on the Order of Business to the debate on the Civil Partnership Bill and the level of discomfort caused by certain comments...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jun 2010)

Paul Bradford: My colleague, Senator Healy Eames, was rapporteur for the Joint Committee on Education and Science in the recent production of the substantial report on the problem of early school leaving. Will the Leader provide for a debate on this report in the House, if possible? It certainly needs to be ventilated. The report and the work done by Senator Healy Eames shows the value of the Oireachtas...

Seanad: Voluntary Housing Programmes (2 Jun 2010)

Paul Bradford: I am glad to have the opportunity for the second time in a number of months to bring before the House the request made by Killavullen Housing Association Limited, Killavullen, County Cork, to provide housing for the elderly in the area through local fund-raising and grant aid from the Department. When I raised the matter previously, I was advised that the question of further funding was...

Seanad: Voluntary Housing Programmes (2 Jun 2010)

Paul Bradford: I thank the Minister of State for her response. Can she confirm a point that was in her speech but which is relatively surprising from my perspective, namely, the indication that the problem appears to be that Cork County Council has not given the project sufficient priority.

Seanad: Voluntary Housing Programmes (2 Jun 2010)

Paul Bradford: Consequently, it would be important to apply further pressure on Cork County Council.

Seanad: Voluntary Housing Programmes (2 Jun 2010)

Paul Bradford: Has the Department indicated the same?

Seanad: Voluntary Housing Programmes (2 Jun 2010)

Paul Bradford: I would be obliged were the Minister of State to ask her senior Minister to clarify matters further and perhaps she could revert to me at her convenience.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 May 2010)

Paul Bradford: I support the calls for a debate on care of the elderly. This is a matter I have raised with the Leader on numerous occasions in the past several years. I regret to say that since the death of the late Minister, Séamus Brennan, no Government Member has demonstrated sympathy or empathy for elderly people. Government policies and departmental measures have lacked any feeling other than a...

Seanad: Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Second Stage (20 May 2010)

Paul Bradford: It is a long road from Athens to Croke Park via Dún Laoghaire. The House is always a most interesting place. This has been an interesting and substantive debate with some excellent arguments and presentations being made. I was taken very much by Senator Ross's comment about the possibility of German withdrawal from the euro, which may be far-fetched. He argued that people are concerned...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 May 2010)

Paul Bradford: I support my colleagues, led by Senator O'Toole, who demanded that we receive urgent clarification from the appropriate Minister of the pension issue. A significant number of elderly people are frightened by the declaration that their pensions may be affected. It is important that the Minister for Social Protection come to the House at the earliest opportunity to clarify the position. The...

Seanad: Public Service Agreement 2010-2014: Statements (13 May 2010)

Paul Bradford: Its spokesperson is not on the list I was given. I am advised that the Order of Business is as I have pronounced, but if a Member wishes to propose an amendment to allow for this, that is in order.

Seanad: Public Service Agreement 2010-2014: Statements (13 May 2010)

Paul Bradford: The Deputy is part of a centre right coalition, of which we heard earlier.

Seanad: Public Service Agreement 2010-2014: Statements (13 May 2010)

Paul Bradford: I welcome the Minister of State. I also welcome the opportunity afforded to us to speak on this crucial agreement. As the Minister of State is aware, Senators have been debating this agreement for quite some time on the Order of Business. Many of us have expressed strong views on why it should be approved. It is fortunate we have an opportunity to flesh it out in more detail. The story is...

Seanad: Public Service Agreement 2010-2014: Statements (13 May 2010)

Paul Bradford: I welcome the Minister of State. I also welcome the opportunity afforded to us to speak on this crucial agreement. As the Minister of State is aware, Senators have been debating this agreement for quite some time on the Order of Business. Many of us have expressed strong views on why it should be approved. It is fortunate we have an opportunity to flesh it out in more detail. The story is...

Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (12 May 2010)

Paul Bradford: The learned Minister of State.

Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (12 May 2010)

Paul Bradford: I welcome the Minister and thank him for being present. I and many of my colleagues on both sides of the House have sought this debate for a number of months because we recognise, as the Minister fully does, the importance of this debate, the necessity of getting, in so far as is possible, a broad consensus on what the Irish negotiating position should be and to try to succeed at Brussels...

Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (12 May 2010)

Paul Bradford: Yes, as has Deputy Hogan. This is a simplistic reaction because if one was to exclude the top four, five, six, eight or ten people, it would still not solve the problem. However, I do not have the answer as to how we should divide the spoils. Many are very happy with the current system because they are the beneficiaries. However, a huge number of people do not benefit as strongly as they...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Paul Bradford: Over recent weeks I have been impressed but not surprised by the force and tone of many colleagues' contributions on the Quinn Group. Notwithstanding Senator Ross's earlier criticism, we all acknowledge the economic growth and jobs the group brought to the north east. However, that the region in question is dependent on one family business for its financial wherewithal must be reflected...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2010)

Paul Bradford: I agree with colleagues who have commented on the need to support the Croke Park deal. One or two mentioned the disaster that befell the country as a result of the vote in the first Lisbon treaty referendum. The Seanad agreed after that vote that there had been insufficient public knowledge and a total lack of political leadership. Unfortunately, we are going down the same route on the...