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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Regina Doherty: I have a couple of questions to ask the Minister of State rather than giving him four or five. In case he gets the impression that I am not 100% behind the what he is doing, it is not that I am trying to pick holes but I genuinely have concerns. I am very concerned at how the number of fatalities on the roads has increased in the past three and a half to four years, in particular in light...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Regina Doherty: It is unfair to ask the Minister of State these questions because he is not responsible for this, but he might know the answer. We could all sit here and talk about the difficulties we have with enforcement because we do not have enough gardaí. I know we are getting 1,000 more and yesterday we were told we need 2,000 more. We will get there, I have no doubt, but in the absence of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Regina Doherty: It could not go any higher.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Regina Doherty: I am sure the Minister of State has statistics, which is why I ask the following. Why is our behaviour different on a bank holiday Monday from what it would be on a Thursday night or a normal family drive on a Sunday? Are we in a hurry getting home? Is it the weather?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Regina Doherty: I do not doubt that, but the key for me is the enforcement part. If my road has a 60 km/h limit at the moment and next Tuesday it is changed to 40 km/h, if nobody catches me going 80 km/h, it makes no difference to my behaviour. What is it in the Minister of State's proposed Bill that will actually change my behaviour or my self-discipline in not picking up the phone when I am stopped at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Regina Doherty: Who does not wear a seat belt?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Regina Doherty: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach. I thought of a question just after I had finished my last contribution. I apologise to the Minister of State. Regarding the powers he has to change the baselines and the directions he gives to the councils, one of his colleagues mentioned earlier that it is sometimes frustrating to try to get a council to do things. What powers will be contained in the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: I would like to request a debate in the coming weeks, and sooner rather than later, before we finalise the Finance Bill, on the pension cap. Colleagues may be aware that in the run-up to the budget, along with colleagues in Fórsa and IALPA I started a campaign to try to get the pension cap, which is currently at €2 million, indexed linked. This was set by the then Minister,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion regarding business items on the Seanad Order Paper, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business without debate; and No. 2, Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023 – Committee and Remaining Stages, to be taken at 11.30 a.m. or on the conclusion of No. 1, whichever is the later.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: I thank colleagues for raising a wide-ranging set of topics. The best thing I can do for Senator Carrigy is to write to the Minister of State. It seems bizarre that we would have a national treasure, one that is particularly important to the Senator’s part of the woods, in storage somewhere. I thought we only stored e-voting machines-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: -----and other stuff we wanted to hide away, not a national treasure. I will send a letter today. I acknowledge the Senator’s welcome of the increased funding for Longford County Council. Regarding the matter raised by Senators Boyhan and Murphy, I welcome yesterday’s announcement of €10 million. Any money that goes into the horticultural industry is welcome. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Air Navigation Service: Chairperson Designate (8 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: I am so sorry. I apologise for being so rude but we have been voting in Seanad Éireann.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Air Navigation Service: Chairperson Designate (8 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: I am sorry to be rude to Mr. Bourke. Is it okay for me to ask one or two questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Air Navigation Service: Chairperson Designate (8 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: I thank Mr. Bourke for coming in to what is now an empty room. I read his speech and I want to pass on every good wish. I had my first foray into transport policy in the Seanad over a number of years with the Air Navigation and Transport Bill, to establish and separate-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Air Navigation Service: Chairperson Designate (8 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: I say foray because there were a number of amendments we were seeking to have included in the Bill and it took us quite a while to succeed in that. Thankfully, the Minister eventually agreed. Those amendments were around the staffing and around security and safety, which is not necessarily the primary remit of Mr. Bourke. I am curious as to how he thinks the divisions are going to go. It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Air Navigation Service: Chairperson Designate (8 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: The earlier part of my question is around Mr. Bourke's ambitions for the new agency, given that it is now a stand-alone agency. How, in particular, will it interact with the employees or the people who are instrumental in the industry, namely, the airlines and, more importantly, the pilots, engineers, and the air safety policy people? How does he see that working? What changes does he see...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Air Navigation Service: Chairperson Designate (8 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Air Navigation Service: Chairperson Designate (8 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Air Navigation Service: Chairperson Designate (8 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: I am a terrible person for interrupting, apologies, but I will be cheeky and say that, anecdotally, during the two-year journey we had to make changes to the legislation, it became apparent to me that the culture within the industry is not what Mr. Bourke would have experienced in his previous roles. It is lovely to hear him say he is going to try to change that because what was made clear...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Air Navigation Service: Chairperson Designate (8 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: That is probably fair enough. I am not trying to trip Mr. Bourke up, but I am curious. The legal argument is between those two institutions but AirNav has to take its instructions from someone. Will it be taking them from the planning authority, given that these are the rules that it must follow, or will it be taking them from the DAA through the airlines, whose pilots AirNav is...