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Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Linda Ervine to mark Seachtain na Gaeilge (3 Mar 2022)

Regina Doherty: I am unfortunately in the position of not being able to speak Irish, but I have to say that was one of the most humbling addresses I have ever witnessed in the 11 years I have served in the Oireachtas. I thank you so much for coming, Linda, for sharing your experience and journey, and for your humbleness to how you approached the conflict and anger you experienced over the past ten years....

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Mar 2022)

Regina Doherty: Notwithstanding that all of the amendments have been ruled out of order because they impose a charge on the State, very similar amendments were presented to the Minister of State, Senator Hackett, when we last sat. I cannot speak for everybody, but when we suspended that day, the Minister of State told us that she would come back and provide a response to the spirit of what the Members were...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Mar 2022)

Regina Doherty: I thank the Minister for his response but I have absolutely no interest in being involved in negotiations and I am sure nobody else here does. We are certainly not going to do so in this House, in the Dáil or in a committee room. However, I do acknowledge that there are workers who do not think what is being offered to them is fair. We also have three farmers who absolutely refute the...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Mar 2022)

Regina Doherty: At 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 8 March.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Mar 2022)

Regina Doherty: The Order of Business is No. 1, statements to mark International Women's Day 2022, to be taken at 12.45 p.m. and to conclude at 2.15 p.m., with the opening contribution of the Minister not to exceed ten minutes and those of all Senators not to exceed six minutes, with the Minister to be given no less than ten minutes to reply to the debate; No. 2, statements on brain health and dementia, to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Mar 2022)

Regina Doherty: Senator O'Reilly asked a question and will not even stay for the answer.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Mar 2022)

Regina Doherty: I did not expect to be called so soon to respond. The last speaker, Senator Boyhan, raised mink farming, but Senator Pauline O'Reilly - in some strange tones - expressed her concerns publicly this morning on the drawn out delay, month after month, with the animal health and welfare Bill. I was here last Thursday debating it, as I am sure all of my colleagues were. As Senator Boyhan says,...

Seanad: Brain Health and Dementia: Statements (9 Mar 2022)

Regina Doherty: I thank the Acting Chairperson for her commitment to this particular topic. It is very evident that she cares about it. I also acknowledge the Minister of State's dedication and commitment. What she said she would do before she was Minister of State and what she has done match each other perfectly. Her determination to do even better says an awful lot about her. I thank her. At the risk...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Mar 2022)

Regina Doherty: The Order of Business today is No. 1, motion to approve Ireland’s opt-in to an EU measure on hate crime and hate speech, to be taken at 1.15 p.m. and to conclude at 2 p.m., with the opening contribution of the Minister not to exceed five minutes, the contributions of all other Senators not to exceed five minutes and the Minister to be given no less than five minutes to reply.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Mar 2022)

Regina Doherty: A number of colleagues have raised Ukraine this morning. I wish to note two things, the first being the pregnant lady. I agree with Senator Sherlock in that I do not think that photograph will ever be erased from my mind. I note also the very elderly lady who was being carried away in a blanket by two soldiers and the sheer fear on her face. The gentleman on this morning’s...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Mar 2022)

Regina Doherty: The Government will do what it can. I agree completely with colleagues that we need to do more. What really worries me is to see somebody as practical and prudent as the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, which we all know he is, as worried as he was yesterday. It tells me there is far more pain to come. The display of greed we saw in this country yesterday and the day before was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Regina Doherty: I thank the ambassador. I have to say that this is the most surreal meeting I have ever attended, and I am not that young anymore. What the ambassador described in her opening statement is barbaric and horrific. The stoicism and pride of the Ukrainian people and the courage they have displayed to the world is phenomenal. I wish to say that and not just talk about money, which I will...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Mar 2022)

Regina Doherty: The Order of Business is No. 1, Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2021 - Committee and Remaining Stages, to be taken at 1.15 p.m.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Mar 2022)

Regina Doherty: It will keep me on my toes. I want to join An Leas-Chathaoirleach in welcoming the visitors today. I do not think they appreciate how lovely it is to see them here because we have been very lonely for the past two years. We have walked around without even being able to talk to one another because there was so much social distancing and fear of being caught by our colleagues who mind us so...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Mar 2022)

Regina Doherty: I thank the Deputy. A debate on energy has been requested by a number of colleagues, namely, Senators Burke, Buttimer, Malcolm Byrne and Boylan. We have to talk about a variety of issues, not just security of supply but also rising energy costs and the impact not just on households but our businesses and farm contractors. The farming community is a wider community. I will arrange that...

Seanad: Sitting Arrangements: Motion (5 Apr 2022)

Regina Doherty: I move: (1) That Seanad Éireann resolves that - (a) a joint sitting of both Houses of the Oireachtas shall be held in the Dáil Chamber on Wednesday 6th April, 2022, at 9.50 a.m., and His Excellency Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, shall be invited to address such joint sitting via video conference; (b) the Ceann Comhairle shall be Chairperson of the joint sitting and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Regina Doherty: I welcome everybody back. I am looking forward to a productive number of months ahead. I will move a motion for the expression of sympathy by the House at the end of the Order of Business. Today's Order of Business is No. 1, motion re the Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Office of the Ombudsman) Regulations 2022, back from committee, to be taken on conclusion of the Order of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Regina Doherty: A number of different topics were raised. I want to acknowledge Senator Dolan's mention of the official launch by the Minister for Justice of Horses for Hope in Roscommon last week. It is part of a wider initiative and conversation we need to have in how we rehabilitate people who are unfortunate enough to find themselves in prison, which Senator Ruane often talks about here.As part of a...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Motion (26 Apr 2022)

Regina Doherty: I move That Seanad Éireann – - expresses its deep sadness on the death of former Senator, Michael O'Kennedy; - conveys its sincere condolences to his wife Breda and family; and - expresses its gratitude for his notable contribution, as a member of Seanad Éireann, to Irish public life and for his dedicated service to the people of Ireland.

Seanad: Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Office of the Ombudsman) Regulations 2022: Motion (26 Apr 2022)

Regina Doherty: I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Office of the Ombudsman) Regulations 2022, a copy of which was laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 11th March, 2022.”