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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Regina Doherty: I am in your hands and it is not my decision. I want to support the candidate status for Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine and we have done so in the Committee on European Union Affairs. We will have our Ukrainian colleagues and new friends here this afternoon. If colleagues are accepting of the motion to pass it without debate, I will not object to that. I just did not want to be unfair.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Regina Doherty: That is fine. It is agreed.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian Parliament: Motion (14 Jun 2022)

Regina Doherty: I move: "That Seanad Éireann agrees with the recommendation of the Committee on Parliamentary Privileges and Oversight that, in accordance with the provisions for the address to Seanad Éireann by Distinguished Persons, a delegation of members of the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian Parliament, consisting of Ms. Lesia Vasylenko MP, Mr. Rostyslav Tistyk MP, Ms. Alyona Shkrum MP, Mr....

Seanad: Sitting Arrangements: Motion (14 Jun 2022)

Regina Doherty: I move: "That, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, unless otherwise ordered, the following arrangements shall apply in relation to the sittings of the Seanad on 15th and 16th June, 2022: (1) The Seanad shall meet at 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday, 15th June, 2022, and the following arrangements shall apply: (a) Commencement matters shall be taken at...

Seanad: Parent's Leave and Benefit Act 2019: Motion (14 Jun 2022)

Regina Doherty: I move: "That Seanad Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Extension of Periods of Leave) Order 2022, a copy of which was laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 30th May, 2022.”

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005: Motion (14 Jun 2022)

Regina Doherty: I move: "That Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of title: Chiropodist) Regulations 2022, a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 27th April, 2022.”

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Regina Doherty: I do not want to make a contribution yet because there are others before me. I am concerned about the groupings. I wish to propose that we not accept the groupings as put down by the Bills Office this morning for two reasons. First, I believe things are grouped together that are distinctly different-----

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Regina Doherty: I refer to Nos. 1 and 2; Nos. 3, c4a and d4a-----

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Regina Doherty: Okay.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Regina Doherty: The new grouping that was issued by the Bills Office this morning is not the same grouping.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Regina Doherty: I am talking about the list of groupings. The proposal that I am putting to the House is that we ungroup the groupings on the basis that we had an incident here a number of weeks ago-----

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Regina Doherty: If I may finish the proposal, the Acting Chair might actually know what I am trying to say, to be respectful.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Regina Doherty: Are colleagues happy enough to proceed with that?

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Regina Doherty: I will outline the basis of my concerns and my proposal. I do not know if the Acting Chair was present in the Chamber last week when we had an issue with the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin being here. There were a number of groupings together. A vote was inadvertently called before about 80% of the amendments in the grouping had been discussed. It meant that Government Members had to...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Regina Doherty: Okay.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Regina Doherty: I do not want to speak on amendments Nos. 1 or 2 but on the question Senator Craughwell has raised. In an attempt to be helpful, I wrote to the chief executive of the AAIU, Captain Jurgen Whyte, with regard to the two direct recommendations of the AAIU on a lack of in-house expertise in the Department of Transport and the IAA. Unfortunately, due to the existing legislation, he is not in a...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Regina Doherty: The Minister of State was kind enough to organise meetings not only for the groups of Senators but also individually with members of the IAA. Genuinely it was one of the weirdest meetings that I have ever been at. Literally the representatives of the IAA were trying to convince me that they did not need further regulations or the ability to regulate an industry for which the authority is...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Regina Doherty: It is sad that we are dancing on the head of the pin of words when people's lives have been lost because of a lack of in-house expertise. I will just say that much. Regarding the Minister of State's response on amendments Nos. 1 and 2, it is striking. I am 50 years old and I have never in my lifetime seen a regulatory authority refuse powers in the way we are seeing the IAA refuse powers...