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Seanad: Garda Resources: Motion (6 Feb 2013)

Paul Bradford: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after ??That??, and substitute the following:??? acknowledges the vital role of An Garda Síochána in providing security to the State and protection to the public; ? acknowledges the investment of ¤4m in the Garda fleet in 2012 which provided for the purchase of a total of 213 vehicles and the additional allocation of a dedicated ¤5m for the...

Seanad: Defence Forces (Second World War Amnesty and Immunity) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Feb 2013)

Paul Bradford: I welcome the Minister to the House. I thank him for his contribution and welcome the proposed legislation. In an hour or so the Minister will be debating the current Garda cutbacks and relocations with the House, perhaps in a more robust fashion, but this is a more reflective and conciliatory debate. We are discussing the events of the Second World War. In the course of history we should...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2013)

Paul Bradford: Tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2013)

Paul Bradford: Perhaps I should have spoken when Senator Cullinane moved amendment No. 27. I listened to the Minister of State's response to Senator Cullinane's amendment and it may be that the matter I raise has been addressed previously in this debate or on Second Stage. The rules that apply to spent convictions in Britain are probably more relevant than the position that obtains in Australia, New...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2013)

Paul Bradford: I welcome the evolving debate but much of what has been raised by previous speakers is more substantive than the amendments. We are putting in place a new concept. Like all legislation one does not necessarily get it right the first time around. The proposal of a spent conviction facility is a new departure and will make a genuine difference to many people. Senator Healy Eames mentioned...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2013)

Paul Bradford: I apologise to the Senator. I read it but mistook the proposal as being four years. We should be willing to keep the matter firmly on the table for review and to make changes if we discover that the system is not working as well as it should. Senator Healy Eames asked about the introduction date for the Bill. We know the offence to which the proposal applies, the 12 month maximum prison...

Seanad: Community Development: Motion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2013)

Paul Bradford: Is the amendment being pressed?

Seanad: Community Development: Motion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2013)

Paul Bradford: I thank Senator Conway and I thank Senator Norris for his most helpful but unruly intervention. Senator Jimmy Harte is the next listed speaker and he has six minutes.

Seanad: Community Development: Motion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2013)

Paul Bradford: Senators should allow Senator Harte to speak without interruption.

Seanad: Community Development: Motion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2013)

Paul Bradford: This would perhaps be a very suitable discussion for an Adjournment debate. Will Senator Harte please move to conclude his contribution and address the Chair if possible because while the interaction with Senator Ó Clochartaigh is entertaining it is not relevant to the debate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Paul Bradford: And the C case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Paul Bradford: I welcome the panel. I would be obliged if the individual groups would respond to my observation that the medical experts who presented here this week to a man and to a woman said that to the best of their knowledge, there has been no death in this country due to a lack of medical intervention. Do the groups agree or disagree with this? Action on X helpfully provided a timeline which...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Paul Bradford: I resent and am insulted by the comment on Choice Ireland's website. I ask the organisation to withdraw that juvenile, pathetic, irrelevant section on its website. It does not add to the debate in any respect.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Paul Bradford: Does Ms Rooney disassociate herself from that position?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Paul Bradford: I just wanted to ask her to dissociate herself from her own website.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Paul Bradford: Is Ms Rooney hiding behind her website?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Paul Bradford: I want to direct my questions to the female members of the panel this morning. Over the past several days, a certain word has taken on a degree of currency. It has been suggested - perhaps alleged - that questioning the whole psychiatric issue and numbers using the suicide clause as an argument for abortion is an insult to women. Is it an insult to women? Are our current restrictions on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (9 Jan 2013)

Paul Bradford: I welcome both witnesses. I ask Professor Binchy to expand in so far as possible on his view that the range of options being presented by the expert group is not as inclusive or as broad as it could be. I welcome Mrs. Justice McGuinness back to her previous place of employment. On two occasions she used that lovely phrase, "the human dilemma". It is very difficult for any of us to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (9 Jan 2013)

Paul Bradford: Sorry, it was Dr. Brady. At point 5 he argues that at an absolute bare minimum - he was saying that in a legal fashion - the Government must now legislate. I do not have his legal knowledge, but I ask him to assist us to clarify the position arising from the European court judgment. My understanding is that the obligation on the State is to provide clarification. He is saying that as a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (9 Jan 2013)

Paul Bradford: I commend Mr. O'Hare for making it clear from the outset that he is here as part of what he calls a campaigning organisation. If all groups of witnesses who presented themselves were as frank and honest, it would add greatly to the honesty of the debate. I thank them for telling us where they are coming from politically and where they want the legislation to travel. On the point of Mr....