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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Regina Doherty: You should know that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Regina Doherty: No but you are responsible for this industry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Regina Doherty: You are responsible for the single raw product that is needed for this industry.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)

Regina Doherty: I wish to put on the record of the House my feelings at the passing of Vicky Phelan. Over the past number of years we have seen a woman of courage and determination. Her strength and dignity through her illness and her fight for the rest of the women of this country has been something to behold. Through her tireless efforts she has ensured that the women of Ireland who were involved in the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)

Regina Doherty: I thank Senator Dooley. We proposed on a number of occasions that we have a rolling debate on climate change here last year and probably even more recently. It is an incredibly important topic for us to talk about but every conversation and topic we have every week is urgent and important and it seems to consistently be put back until we have an emergency. However the Senator is right, it...

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Referral to Joint Committee (15 Nov 2022)

Regina Doherty: I move: That the proposal that Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022, copies of which were laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on the 13th October, 2022, be referred to the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine in accordance with Standing Order 71(2)(b), which, not later than 23rd November,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Nov 2022)

Regina Doherty: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach for accommodating me. I wish to raise the situation relating to Panda exiting the energy market in recent weeks. It had some 60,000 customers. The customers who get their gas and electricity from Panda got a letter giving them less than ten days' notice to choose a new suppliers. The company did a deal with the regulator whereby the 60,000 people would be...

Seanad: Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (17 Nov 2022)

Regina Doherty: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak. I pay tribute to the conveners of the Bill, Senators Ardagh and Buttimer, and the entire team on the cancer committee who have worked hard to address a matter in Ireland that is not just an anomaly but is life-altering and life-halting. I find myself agreeing more and more when Senator Gavan speaks in this Chamber, which is a worrying situation to...

Seanad: Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (17 Nov 2022)

Regina Doherty: It is powerful when we work together on a cross-party basis in this Chamber. When we have issues on which we all agree, there should be no need for discord or disunity. This is no reflection on anyone but I can speak from experience when I say that when we laypeople, even though we are legislators, create and draft Bills, we never think they are going to be perfect. We always expect them...

Seanad: Review of Allegations of Sexual Abuse at St. John Ambulance: Motion (17 Nov 2022)

Regina Doherty: I move: That Seanad Éireann demands the immediate publication by the Board of St John Ambulance Ireland of the review conducted by Dr. Geoffrey Shannon into allegations of sexual abuse at St John Ambulance Ireland. I thank all of the Senators who put their names to this motion. I thank the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy Roderic O'Gorman,...

Seanad: Review of Allegations of Sexual Abuse at St. John Ambulance: Motion (17 Nov 2022)

Regina Doherty: I thank the Minister for his support, not just today, but since his appointment a number of years ago. In particular, I thank him for his preparations for what he knows will be required once the report is published. I thank him for agreeing with our call for publication to happen swiftly. It is important that the supports he is planning be put in place immediately, but I must be honest...

Seanad: Review of Allegations of Sexual Abuse at St. John Ambulance: Motion (17 Nov 2022)

Regina Doherty: Yes. It is nonsense and it disregards the years, if not decades in some cases, victims spend dealing with the fallout of the actions of those perpetrators. We need to examine this matter. I do not know how the Cabinet can do so, given that there is supposed to be independence, but we need to reflect on the fact that this is not just about justice being delayed, but about justice being...

Seanad: Review of Allegations of Sexual Abuse at St. John Ambulance: Motion (17 Nov 2022)

Regina Doherty: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Review of Allegations of Sexual Abuse at St. John Ambulance: Motion (17 Nov 2022)

Regina Doherty: Next Tuesday at 2.30 p.m.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Regina Doherty: As the Cathaoirleach said, our guests are very welcome. I apologise as I do not know any Irish Sign Language. I thank the guests for attending today and Senator Boyhan for bringing them in. I congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Carey. It really must be the honeymoon period if they are in Leinster House during their honeymoon. They are very welcome. I wish them a long and happy life together. The...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Regina Doherty: I have four minutes and four full pages of notes on what was presented to me so if I do not get to everybody I apologise but I will try to touch on the main topics. I am happy to accept the amendment to the Order of Business proposed by Senator O'Loughlin and I will take up her offer too. We will withdraw her amendment and I will come back and see if we can find time to debate it if that is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Regina Doherty: That is what we need to concentrate on, not just at our level but at every level of society and in the Government, particularly our Ministers and the Cabinet. A young man is in hospital today with staples and stitches in his head from being beaten with his own torch the other night. Two female gardaí who were in Cherry Orchard a couple of weeks ago have not gone back to work yet and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Regina Doherty: The other thing that was brought up by many Senators is the ugly scenes we saw in East Wall the other night. They are not unique and we have seen them in other parts of the country in recent years. Senator Ruane talked about how difficult it is to have those conversations with people you care about because there is a growing sense among people and not just those - and I do not know who they...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Regina Doherty: Other colleagues raised other issues, which I will come back to at a later date.

Seanad: Public Order and Safe Streets: Statements (23 Nov 2022)

Regina Doherty: To be honest, I do not know how we can share five minutes between three of us. I will talk today about safer, stronger communities. To my mind, the only way to achieve this is to have more gardaí. I stand today on behalf of gardaí and to say on the record that the HR system and recruitment process of An Garda Síochána is absolutely and utterly broken. Those are not my...