Results 1-11 of 11 for other and baby speaker:Paul Bradford

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Government Reform (23 Sep 2015)

Paul Bradford: ...Cork County Council. I also thank the Minister of State, Deputy Deenihan, for being in attendance. I appreciate that the Minister, Deputy Alan Kelly, who is responsible for the implementation or otherwise of this report, cannot be present. Presumably, however, the Minister of State will report back to him. Along with other colleagues, I hope that we will be in a position to arrange a...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Mar 2015)

Paul Bradford: While I did not hear Senator Landy's observation on town councils and local government, I heard Senator Wilson's intervention. Following reported comments at the Labour Party conference, or perhaps on the margins of the conference, by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, and the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Alan Kelly,...

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: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (16 Dec 2013)

Paul Bradford: ...favourably on amendments on Committee Stage. While it not the Minister's fault, the Oireachtas, especially the Seanad, should have been given sufficient time to discuss this legislation. Senators and local authority members have a unique relationship, albeit one which was sneered at during the Seanad elections. People decided differently, however, in the Seanad referendum. I am...

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Paul Bradford: ...that he was not open to any amendments except what he described as "technical amendments". These are more than technical amendments. These are amendments about the philosophy behind the Bill and where we wish to take the country. They go to the very core of what the legislation is truly about, as opposed to the mantra and spin we have had over the past number of months, namely, that it...

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2013)

Paul Bradford: ...to say a ten minute contribution in no way allows a Member to discuss the full range of matters before us, but I trust that in the normal tradition of the Seanad, our Committee Stage amendments and discussion will allow us the scope and latitude this most serious topic deserves. For many months, particularly the past 12 months, this House has focused on a very regular basis on the subject...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (13 Dec 2012)

Paul Bradford: ...forward to his response to some of the comments. I agree with much of what the previous speaker said, but not the entire package. He has raised pertinent points which are worthy of observation and comment. A good starting point for the debate and where we stand politically is the Staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas Act 1959. I ask Members to reflect on the Houses of the Oireachtas and...

Seanad: Gender-Based Violence: Motion (26 Oct 2011)

Paul Bradford: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this worthy proposal. We all understand the system of parliamentary democracy in the Oireachtas and how the Government generally proposes and the Opposition opposes. However, we must also recognise that we in this House have been at our best when we were able to act, not independently of Government as such, but with a certain...

Seanad: Fish Quotas: Motion (15 Dec 2010)

Paul Bradford: I welcome the opportunity to say a few words on this important issue. I join my Government colleagues in congratulating the Minister of State and his officials on the work they have done to achieve a reasonable outcome to the Brussels negotiations. This motion is probably an action replay of similar motions we have had over the years. It is the norm at Christmas time for the fishing...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2010 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage. (25 Mar 2010)

Paul Bradford: It is wrong to take up the new mantra that all tax reliefs are wrong. Is it wrong that trade union membership fees or bin charges provide for tax relief? We need to be careful not to throw the baby out with the bath water. This is a modestly worded recommendation. Had I been drafting it myself, Senator Twomey would have gone a little further. It simply states the Minister may - not shall -...

Seanad: Report by Commission of Investigation into Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin: Statements (Resumed) (9 Dec 2009)

Paul Bradford: ...this afternoon. I listened with interest to the previous speaker. I recall being in the Chair for Senator Feeney's contribution on the Ryan report, on which occasion she made an equally sincere and emotive presentation. Senator Feeney has struck a fair balance in her presentation today. I would summarise this report as Ireland's dark night of the soul. It is a report which challenges...