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Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2014)

Paul Bradford: There are two sides to the story.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2014)

Paul Bradford: I believe there should be two states.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2014)

Paul Bradford: We all recognise that there are states in the Middle East that have no wish for the Israeli State to survive and that is something we should discuss as well. We need a full balanced debate not simply a call to populism. I call on the Leader to set aside time for that debate rather than simply rubber-stamping a motion which may be populist - that does not mean it is correct.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)

Paul Bradford: In response to Senator Averil Power, it is important to have a holistic debate on the current situation in the Middle East. Normally one would almost be run-over in the stampede once one spoke about the Palestinian people and Palestinian recognition. Strangely enough, down through the years there has never been such a stampede when people have spoken about the security of the people of...

Seanad: Joint Policing Committees: Motion (15 Oct 2014)

Paul Bradford: I am glad for the opportunity to say a few words on the motion and amendments before us. They all head in the same direction and I think the House is generally at one on its views on the joint policing committees, JPCs. Having listened to the contribution of Senator D'Arcy with interest, I am aware that we will be allowed meander slightly beyond the particular subject before us. One item...

Seanad: Joint Policing Committees: Motion (15 Oct 2014)

Paul Bradford: We are all supportive of whatever the Minister intends to do in regard to securing the resources for the Garda, the joint police committees and law and order on this island.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Peace Monitoring Report: Northern Ireland Community Relations Council (9 Oct 2014)

Paul Bradford: It is sometimes seen as a cliché to say a meeting acted as a wake-up call, but it is applicable to what we have heard today. Ms Gordon referred to accusations that the Governments were stepping off the stage too soon. That is the beginning, middle and end of the problem. We are all responsible in this regard. I listened with interest to Deputy Martin Ferris's remarks. I was in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: (Resumed) Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 Oct 2014)

Paul Bradford: I am very supportive of both the themes and the tone of Deputy Lawlor's contribution and will not harrow the ground that he has ploughed. I shall make one or two observations. Mr. Gleeson used a fascinating phrase when talking about point-to-point racing. He said that for all intents and purposes there would be a perception of no change. Normally, politicians talk about perception and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: (Resumed) Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 Oct 2014)

Paul Bradford: Apart from the registration of the horses running.

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (1 Oct 2014)

Paul Bradford: I am glad to have an opportunity to join in the condolences to the Haughey family and in our tributes to the late former Senator Edward Haughey. I served with him on the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation and on the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly and it is fair to say that he is one of the unsung heroes of the peace process. In politics, and life, the limelight shines on just a few...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (25 Sep 2014)

Paul Bradford: I welcome the Minister. I look forward to his reply, as he is under orders to be positive, to provide solutions, and not to talk about problems. I am sure my query will be dealt with. I wish to speak about the Fair Deal scheme - not how it operates, but its current funding. The Minister could probably give some of the same answer that he gave to the previous speaker. The scheme is a...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (25 Sep 2014)

Paul Bradford: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive reply. He mentioned that the HSE makes every effort to match available funding to demand by releasing funding on a weekly basis. That is fair enough, but I am advised that up to seven weeks ago, on a Monday or a Tuesday, the funding released each week from the central office would cover a five-day period and, obviously, a set number of applicants,...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2014)

Paul Bradford: Senator Mooney's contribution has teed me up. I appreciate why it is difficult for the Members on the Government side to listen to lectures from Fianna Fáil about stroke politics, notwithstanding the defence put forward by Senator Mooney. We all know the historical facts. Notwithstanding the history of Fianna Fáil, it is also very difficult to say that there is not some element...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2014)

Paul Bradford: The lesson is that we must all concede that a new way of doing political business is urgently required. The citizens of this country are absolutely appalled at Tweedledum morphing into Tweedledee and business as usual. We urgently need a debate on political reform, and the Government has produced a document in that regard. In the interests of the people of the country I ask the Leader to...

Seanad: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Sep 2014)

Paul Bradford: I welcome the Minister of State. He is not the type of man I would associate with hanging around the betting offices of Greystones-----

Seanad: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Sep 2014)

Paul Bradford: -----but being a young man of the modern generation, he probably has a smartphone and has a look at the betting odds on it now and then, perhaps the odds on the next leader of Fine Gael or the like. The Minister is not supposed to bet on himself. The Minister, Deputy Noonan, said in his opening remarks that we will probably stray beyond the terms of the legislation in this debate, but I wish...

Seanad: Order of Business - Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Paul Bradford: I concur with Senator Mullen’s suggestion, which was made here on Second Stage of the Water Services (No. 2) Bill last year. I hope it will be taken on board. I support what Senator Hayden requested regarding the very obvious housing crisis. It is a long-playing record among those of us who are interested in housing and I have frequently called for urgent debates on our housing...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2014)

Paul Bradford: I was interested in Senator Terry Leyden's comments about the proposed Bill dealing with the defamation of the dead. It struck me that if such legislation had been enacted, it would have been a useful tool for the Leader last week when people were issuing very negative views of historical characters such as John Redmond and Eoin MacNeill. I look forward to Senator Terry Leyden introducing...

Seanad: Direct Provision System: Motion (17 Sep 2014)

Paul Bradford: I second the motion. I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I saw the Minister on television last Sunday night playing soccer on a pitch in Dublin but I hope his amendment is something more than political football. I have heard the Minister, and many others, describe himself as a believer in progressive politics. The word "progressive" is often abused but I ask the Minister to...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Sep 2014)

Paul Bradford: I support the request made by Senators Healy Eames and Quinn that the motion on budgetary matters be debated at the earliest possible stage. It is fair to say that in the past decade every party and politician has raised the need for a more comprehensive budgetary policy. The Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, responded to an Adjournment matter raised by Senator Fidelma Healy Eames on...