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Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2007)

Paul Bradford: I wish to flag an issue I hope we will be able to debate at some length in the early part of the new year. In one sense, this matter stems from Senator Doherty's concern about rural areas. The production of food is the main work carried out in rural areas in Ireland and throughout Europe. Some extremely scary statistics relating to world food supplies are doing the rounds at present. For...

Seanad: Merits of Farmers' Markets: Statements (6 Dec 2007)

Paul Bradford: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and congratulate him belatedly on his appointment. It is a portfolio in which he is particularly interested and of which he has personal knowledge given that his constituency of Dublin North was one of the first areas in which horticulture and local organic food production were developed. The Minister of State concluded his remarks in a sensible...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2007)

Paul Bradford: I support the comments made by Senator Fitzgerald and other colleagues on the nursing home support scheme Bill. I look forward to it coming before the House. It is important that sufficient time is afforded to allow us reflect fully upon it. It is also important that we consider the second part of the equation in regard to care of the elderly. We should not get carried away with the...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2007)

Paul Bradford: We hope tomorrow's budget will include improvements in such provisions as the carer's allowance, home help service and community care packages. These must be our prime concern in terms of care of the elderly.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2007)

Paul Bradford: The statistics clearly show that the majority of elderly people wish to remain in their homes with their families and among their communities. We must respond to that. I look forward to the debate on the nursing home support scheme Bill and the implementation of an adequate nursing home system. However, we should not get carried away with the notion that one size fits all and that a...

Seanad: Overseas Missions: Statements (Resumed) (29 Nov 2007)

Paul Bradford: I join my colleagues in welcoming the Minister of State to the House and wishing the Irish troops well on this important peacekeeping mission. As part of the triple lock mechanism, the Oireachtas is consulted and must approve such missions. We have had this type of debate on a number of occasions. When our troops return home from this mission — hopefully, it will be a successful one —...

Seanad: Seafood Industry: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Paul Bradford: I also welcome the Minister of State to the House and wish him well in his important portfolio. While it is never too late to hold a debate on the fishing industry, Members have been late in beginning to discern what can be and must be done. More than 30 years have passed since Ireland joined the European Union and during that time, great strides were made in respect of the development of...

Seanad: Local Government (Roads Functions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (15 Nov 2007)

Paul Bradford: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Local Government (Roads Functions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (15 Nov 2007)

Paul Bradford: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Food Safety: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Paul Bradford: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and wish him well in his new portfolio. He has served with distinction in a number of Government Departments over the years and he now faces a new and important challenge in the area of food safety and preventative medicine. The question of food safety is of interest to every family and person in this country. Fine Gael has a certain number of...

Seanad: Pre-Budget Outlook: Statements (1 Nov 2007)

Paul Bradford: I am pleased to have the opportunity to contribute to this debate which we sought some weeks ago and thank the Leader for facilitating it. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Sargent, to the House, congratulate him on his appointment and wish him well in his new position.

Seanad: Pre-Budget Outlook: Statements (1 Nov 2007)

Paul Bradford: Budget Statements during the course of the history of the Republic of Ireland up to 1990 were generally bleak affairs. It was a question of what was the next cutback or tax increase or the next paragraph of bad news. Fortunately, the regeneration of the economy and the boom and gloom years of the Celtic tiger, for which we are all thankful and for which every political party can claim a...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (31 Oct 2007)

Paul Bradford: I join in the words of tribute to the late Joe Sherlock and extend my condolences and sympathy to his family, all of whom I know personally. I knew Joe Sherlock politically and personally for more than 20 years. The word I most associate with him is "determination". If Joe had not been so politically dedicated, my own political career might have been smoother. However, I hope we drew the...

Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)

Paul Bradford: I welcome the Minister of State, a constituency colleague, to the House. His current portfolio is important not only for our constituency but the country, especially given his new role as Minister with responsibility for innovation, on which I am sure he is reflecting deeply as he begins work on his new brief. Innovation must be at the core of industrial development and economic policy....

Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)

Paul Bradford: Senator Ross without interruption.

Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)

Paul Bradford: Senator Ross should address the Chair.

Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)

Paul Bradford: Senator Mary White will have an opportunity to proffer her opinion.

Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)

Paul Bradford: Senator Ross without interruption.

Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)

Paul Bradford: Senator Ross to continue with his statement. This is not a debate but a series of statements.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Paul Bradford: I will be brief. I support what was said about the need for a debate on the future of the beef industry and the food industry as a whole. Will the Leader arrange a debate on the future of the pig industry as a matter of urgency? Like many of my colleagues, I attended an IFA briefing session this morning at which we were given some stark statistics relating to the future of an industry that...