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Topical Issue Debate: Wind Energy Guidelines (11 Nov 2014)

Regina Doherty: Will the Minister of State clarify that his Department cannot interfere in the planning process and this means the application for 46 industrial turbines will be dealt with by An Bord Pleanála under the existing guidelines? Will he also clarify that if new guidelines are introduced in January or February and applications are still before An Bord Pleanála, they will be subject to...

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2014)

Regina Doherty: I am sharing my time with Deputies Paul Connaughton, John Paul Phelan and Tom Barry. I welcome this Bill, which displays our progress as a society and country since the warranted departure of the last Fianna Fáil Government. This progress would not have been possible without the continued patience and co-operation of the people, who should be acknowledged and rewarded for enduring the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Transfers (11 Nov 2014)

Regina Doherty: 151. To ask the Minister for Health to set out his plans to address the issue of delayed discharge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42730/14]

Allegations Regarding Sexual Abuse by Members of the Provisional Republican Movement: Statements (12 Nov 2014)

Regina Doherty: I will begin with a quote:Let me tell you what it feels like to be scared ... I remember the first fingers laid on me and what that felt like. My childhood wiped out in a split second. I remember the fright. The confusion. Being too afraid to open my eyes as the IRA man got a kick out of using me like a rag doll.Those are the words used by Maíria Cahill to describe the sexual abuse...

Allegations Regarding Sexual Abuse by Members of the Provisional Republican Movement: Statements (12 Nov 2014)

Regina Doherty: Of lying?

Allegations Regarding Sexual Abuse by Members of the Provisional Republican Movement: Statements (12 Nov 2014)

Regina Doherty: Where did I lie? If I said I was a liar, I withdraw it.

Allegations Regarding Sexual Abuse by Members of the Provisional Republican Movement: Statements (12 Nov 2014)

Regina Doherty: Untruth. Why did Deputy Adams tell an untruth about the knowledge of his brother’s abuse of a very young, vulnerable woman who came to him looking for help? He turned the tables on her. He tried to point the finger of abuse and neglect at her mother when he made a complaint to social services about the latter’s neglect of her child. Did it slip his mind to make the complaint...

Allegations Regarding Sexual Abuse by Members of the Provisional Republican Movement: Statements (12 Nov 2014)

Regina Doherty: Do you get a lot of that?

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Pension Provisions (12 Nov 2014)

Regina Doherty: 96. To ask the Minister for Defence if a person (details supplied) who served in the Irish Army is entitled to an Army pension and if on their death that pension is transferred to their widow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43409/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Provision (12 Nov 2014)

Regina Doherty: 173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the ten greenway cycleway projects that received Department funding in May 2014 in terms of commencement and competition dates of the ten projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43406/14]

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Regina Doherty: It is.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Regina Doherty: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion, because I did not get the opportunity to speak on the Bill last year. I acknowledge that it was wrong. The debate yesterday and today is very welcome. I welcome the announcement on water charges yesterday, and the associated caps. This gives the clarity and certainty that has been called for by people the length and breadth of the country...

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Regina Doherty: Do not start me. I understand the genuine concern which remains among Members of this House and, more importantly, members of the public with regard to both water charges after 2019 and the obvious ploy of the Opposition to play on the issue of privatising Irish Water. Let me say it again. This Government is listening and it will work to introduce legislation which will allow for the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (25 Nov 2014)

Regina Doherty: 195. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will advise on the last known date of a review on the charitable status of the Dublin Cemeteries Committee by the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45005/14]

Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2014)

Regina Doherty: Nobody does. Be clear.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (26 Nov 2014)

Regina Doherty: 166. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of small public service vehicle licences that lapsed arising from SI No. 165 of 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45458/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Insurance Schemes: Discussion (27 Nov 2014)

Regina Doherty: I thank the witnesses for coming to this meeting and sharing their knowledge of what is a very interesting topic, given Ireland's current situation. Deputy McGrath has teased out the costs, which was my first question, so I will ask two other questions about the practice in other countries. How much uptake is there for this type of product in, say, other European countries? For those who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Insurance Schemes: Discussion (27 Nov 2014)

Regina Doherty: Does the borrower or the lender pay?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Insurance Schemes: Discussion (27 Nov 2014)

Regina Doherty: In the markets in which the witnesses' firms are currently operating, how much of a draw is there on the insurance policies that have been sold? For argument's sake, take the two examples of Finland and Canada. Is there a high draw on insurance policies in Canada, where it is compulsory? Is it different in Finland? Are the markets different?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Wind Energy Generation (2 Dec 2014)

Regina Doherty: 577. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a list of the total outputs in megawatts of each wind farm here by month and year and by turbine; if he holds such data for as long as he holds records along with the rated maximum output of each wind farm; the number of hours at maximum output or full output hours per year...