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Seanad: Finance Bill 2005 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (23 Mar 2005)

Paul Bradford: I support my colleague's comments on this issue. It is difficult to see what response the Minister of State can offer for the exclusion of tax relief on psychiatric units. The tax relief scheme afforded for the provision of broader medical facilities has worked well. While my information derives mainly from media reports, examples such as the hospital project in Galway are progressive in the...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2005 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (23 Mar 2005)

Paul Bradford: It could be released during breeding season when mares are due to be put in foal.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2005 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (23 Mar 2005)

Paul Bradford: Pub briefings.

Seanad: Recreational Facilities. (22 Mar 2005)

Paul Bradford: I thank the Minister for Agriculture and Food for being here to represent the Minister for Education and Science. Davis College in Mallow, County Cork, is a newly-built second level school with approximately 400 pupils. When the new campus was built almost four years ago, the principal, staff and students looked forward to a bright future in their new premises. The old Davis College has been...

Seanad: Recreational Facilities. (22 Mar 2005)

Paul Bradford: I appreciate that the Minister does not have line responsibility for education but she might know whether the summer works scheme is the only option available in the search for funding. Following a meeting of CountyCork VEC last week, a letter was issued to the Department. The summer works scheme is not normally regarded as the appropriate vehicle for obtaining the funding required. It would...

Seanad: Recreational Facilities. (22 Mar 2005)

Paul Bradford: We are considering that option.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Paul Bradford: We are at one in trying to ensure that the section is tidied up. The Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food heard a presentation from Veterinary Ireland in which strong representations were made to have this section, as Senator McCarthy's amendment suggests, removed. The Minister is proposing a new version of the section and I accept that she is trying to tidy it up. She made the point that...

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Paul Bradford: Will the Minister's amendment deal with the matter?

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Paul Bradford: I agree with Senator Dardis that we should not allow an endless expansion of the council. I am satisfied that the Minister plans to have limited expansion. I support Senator Coonan's amendment because the group most affected by the legislation, perhaps only in a minimal way, is the farming community. The signal we should send from the House is that we recognise that the farming community,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Mar 2005)

Paul Bradford: I agree with the call from Senator Mooney for a debate on emigration. Last week, it was mentioned that there is a strong possibility of progress being made on the visa situation facing illegal Irish immigrants in the United States. The Oireachtas should be seen to be proactive in that regard. I agree with everything that has been said by my colleagues on the Northern Ireland question. The IRA...

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Mar 2005)

Paul Bradford: For the fourth or fifth time, I ask the Leader to invite the Minister for Foreign Affairs, or the Minister of State, to the House to discuss the situation in Sudan. The Government, this House and the European Union are silent on this issue. The worst sin of all is that the United Nations is also silent. The death toll has reached hundreds of thousands and 1 million people are being displaced...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (8 Mar 2005)

Paul Bradford: He is no actor.

Seanad: Food Safety: Statements. (3 Mar 2005)

Paul Bradford: I apologise for not being present for the Minister of State's contribution but I have read with interest his considered contribution. While we are winning the debate on food safety, we are probably losing the debate on food quality. It is important to differentiate between food safety and food quality. Many national and EU regulations govern the safety of food. Ireland is a food-producing and...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

Paul Bradford: Together with Senators Mooney and Leyden, I have asked that we debate the issue of Irish people living and working illegally in the United States. The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs held a most productive meeting yesterday with the US ambassador. He gave strong indications of the Bush Administration's constructive proposals on immigration. It is important nationally, and at a...

Seanad: Totalisator (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2005)

Paul Bradford: I listened with interest to the contribution of my colleague, Senator Feighan, to the debate on the Bill. I thought that he would go on to inform the House of his recent, highly successful evening of gambling where I believe he made a substantial profit. At least he did not have to worry about the age limit because it would have been clear to the host or hostess on the night that he was well...

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)

Paul Bradford: I support calls from Senator Brian Hayes and others for a debate on the Middle East. Dr. Condoleezza Rice has made an impressive start as Secretary of State of the US and hopefully the good work will continue. I am surprised there have been no requests during the past ten days for a debate on Iraq. In the past two years, not a day has passed without some Member being particularly and rightly...

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Motion. (2 Feb 2005)

Paul Bradford: I welcome the debate and thank Senator Minihan for presenting it to us. I have listened to his comments on Northern Ireland on many occasions in this House and he has been consistent and fearless in the manner in which he has presented his point of view. No democratic political party can find any difficulty with this motion and it will be passed by the House. The question we must ask...

Seanad: Tsunami Disaster: Statements. (2 Feb 2005)

Paul Bradford: I welcome the Minister of State and thank the Leader for organising the debate. I congratulate the Minister of State on his involvement in this issue and commitment to try to bring some degree of relief and hope to a sad and stricken region. It is also fair to say that this is not a party political issue and we, on this side of the House, must be big enough and realistic enough to give credit...

Seanad: Sugar Beet Industry: Motion (Resumed). (26 Jan 2005)

Paul Bradford: We are discussing market reforms and structural reforms in Irish agriculture and I am aware that a similar debate is taking place in China. I welcome the Minister, Deputy Coughlan. As she is aware, she has the full support of every Member of the Oireachtas in the challenges which face her at European Union level as talks move towards a conclusion on the EU sugar proposals. It is important...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (17 Dec 2004)

Paul Bradford: The Minister of State in question has a broader remit and does not deal solely with the elderly. If one Minister of State dealt specifically with all the problems faced by the elderly, it would help to achieve redress. Let us consider the retrospective payment of those who were asked to make a contribution towards their nursing home care. Will the Minister of State indicate, while wearing...