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Seanad: Citizenship Rights for Non-Nationals: Motion (7 Apr 2004)

Paul Bradford: I congratulate Senator Minihan for his outstanding contribution to this debate. In addressing the House, Senator Minihan did not speak from the book of political theory but from the bible of political practice. He recounted, as Senator Ryan also did, what happened in the Cork North-Central constituency during the last election. It is a chilling reminder of what happens when individuals turn...

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Apr 2004)

Paul Bradford: Four machines.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). (8 Apr 2004)

Paul Bradford: I move amendment No. 6: In page 4, subsection (1), between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following definition: " 'mental illness' means a condition which seriously impairs, either temporarily or permanently, the mental functioning of a person and is characterised by the presence in the person of any one or more of the following symptoms: (a) delusions, (b) hallucinations, (c) serious disorder...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). (8 Apr 2004)

Paul Bradford: I move amendment No. 7: In page 4, subsection (1), between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following definition: " 'patient' means a person detained in a designated centre pursuant to this Act;". The appropriate place for definitions is normally in the definitions section at the beginning of the Bill. In section 12 of this Bill there is a definition of the word "patient". I am simply proposing...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). (8 Apr 2004)

Paul Bradford: The futility of consistency.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). (8 Apr 2004)

Paul Bradford: I move amendment No. 15: In page 5, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following subsection: "(2) An accused person is presumed to be fit to be ready to be tried unless the contrary is shown.". The amendment is proposed to provide additional clarity and certainty. All persons should be presumed fit to stand trial until the matter of insanity is raised and adjudicated upon. The Minister...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). (8 Apr 2004)

Paul Bradford: There is not a great difference between us. The de facto position is that the presumption is there. Normally if a person stands trial, he or she is considered to be fit to do so. We seek to add certainty. I take the Minister's comments on board but the presumption already exists. The Minister stated the amendment could create difficulties because people might seek to use it as an opt-out...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). (8 Apr 2004)

Paul Bradford: I move amendment No. 18: In page 5, subsection (2), line 7, to delete "so as to" and substitute "such that he or she cannot do all of the following". I am seeking to clarify whether it would benecessary for a person who declared himself or herself unfit to stand trial or was declared unfit to stand trial to be unable to carry out each and every provision from paragraphs (a) to (e) of section 3(2).

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). (8 Apr 2004)

Paul Bradford: I move amendment No. 47: In page 9, subsection (3), lines 42 and 43, to delete all words from and including "or if any" down to and including "been convicted". I am interested in hearing what the Minister has to say about this amendment. I am talking about lines 42 and 43 of the Bill. Unless my understanding is incorrect, it appears that, under this provision, when an appeal is heard in the...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). (8 Apr 2004)

Paul Bradford: Will the Minister say if there is a precedent, domestically or internationally, for this type of provision?

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). (8 Apr 2004)

Paul Bradford: I move amendment No. 115: In page 15, subsection (7), line 42, to delete "disposal" and substitute "future". This is simply a question of linguistics. This Bill has regard to the care of people who are in some way disadvantaged. To speak of a patient's "future" rather than a patient's "disposal" might sound a little more caring and appropriate. I am not addressing the Minister for the...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). (8 Apr 2004)

Paul Bradford: My question is probably more appropriate to Question Time in the Dáil, but we do not have such a facility here. The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform has the onerous and serious responsibility of taking the final decision on this matter. On an annual basis, how many persons would be released from detention?

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). (8 Apr 2004)

Paul Bradford: I move amendment No. 134: Before section 14, to insert the following new section: "14.—(1) Where in any proceedings against a person for any offence the defence intends to adduce evidence as to the mental condition of the accused, notice of such intention shall be given within 10 days of arraignment for the principal charge. (2) Where the notice referred to insubsection (1) is not given...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). (8 Apr 2004)

Paul Bradford: I am disappointed I did not pretend it was my amendment and not Senator Terry's.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Apr 2004)

Paul Bradford: The local elections will take place in approximately six weeks. Two or three days after the 1999 local elections, I and a Fianna Fáil Deputy, who is now the Chief Whip, raised with the then Minister, Deputy Noel Dempsey, the need to put measures in place to encourage voter turnout. In 1999, only a little over half the electorate voted in the local elections and this was regarded as a...

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Apr 2004)

Paul Bradford: There was a major campaign in the three constituencies in which electronic voting was to take place for four or five months before the 2002 general election. There has been no effort to sell electronic voting in the vast majority of towns and villages throughout the country although the local elections are only six weeks away. I do not know whether the Government is expecting that we will not...

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Apr 2004)

Paul Bradford: This needs to be addressed immediately.

Seanad: Road Safety: Statements. (29 Apr 2004)

Paul Bradford: Deputy Hogan never fell asleep with his eyes open.

Seanad: Road Safety: Statements. (29 Apr 2004)

Paul Bradford: I welcome the Minister to the House. If the Fianna Fáil election slogan "A lot done — more to do" applies to any Department or Minister, he will concede it applies to his own. A significant amount of work has been done and is in the preparatory stage but we have a long way to go until we have satisfactory statistics regarding road safety and deaths on our roads. Three or four weeks ago on...

Seanad: Road Safety: Statements. (29 Apr 2004)

Paul Bradford: The Minister has no responsibility for that, it is an operational matter.