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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: Will Mr. Jacobs give the committee, perhaps at a later date, evidence as to what his interpretation is based on. We are dancing around on the head of a pin. Mr. Jacobs talked earlier about the DAA being a good neighbour to the people in Fingal. I do not have any wish for the airport not to do well. I have been going to the airport since I played Space Invaders when I was a kid of four...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: Here we are. On the DAA board managing risk, we are here again and dancing on the head of a pin through the interpretation of planning permission, laws and rules. We all know the airport has exceeded the 32 million cap, which is great because it means Ireland is booming. It is wonderful to see. However, we need a little honesty in our interactions, not just with this committee and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: Mr. Jacobs is alone in that view. I am not sure that anybody-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: My interpretation is based on the words of the English language that are written in front of me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: I do not have any nuances to try to see how I can wiggle around that interpretation. I am saying that the capacity of the airport was based on a plethora of conditions and the DAA has decided to base it on one. That is disingenuous. We should be having a proper conversation about how we can all help with the new application. We all want to see the airport doing well but we do not want to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: To be honest, the community does not feel that. If Mr. Jacobs is trying to say the DAA is-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: The people in the community are telling me-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: The local community would disagree with Mr. Jacobs but we will have to agree to disagree.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business, that No. 10 be taken before No. 1. We are introducing the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (Control of Nitrous Oxide) Bill 2023. As most Members are aware, nitrous oxide, more commonly known as laughing gas, is probably the recreational drug most abused by those aged 18 or younger. It is probably apt that we have such an abundant number of young...

Seanad: Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (Control of Nitrous Oxide) Bill 2023: First Stage (29 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 and to provide for related matters.

Seanad: Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (Control of Nitrous Oxide) Bill 2023: First Stage (29 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: I join the Leas-Chathaoirleach in wishing the ambassador, his colleagues and the tens of thousands of Romanians who live in towns and villages around Ireland, a very happy Romanian national day. I have visited Romania twice and for any colleagues who have not been there, it is an absolutely beautiful country and I suggest they put it on their bucket list. The Order of Business is No. 1, a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: I thank colleagues for their contributions. On Senator Carrigy's request, I am very happy to send a letter on our behalf thanking the Minister for the inclusion of the additional tests in the heel prick test and asking for expedition in ensuring the change is implemented sooner rather than later. Having had four babies, it was a test I always hated. It is an awful test to do to a child but...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2023)

Regina Doherty: I move recommendation No. 24: In page 119, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: “(2) The Minister shall, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas a report on the impact of this section.”. This recommendation seeks a report on the operation of the section of the finance Bill, which reduced the VAT rate on...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2023)

Regina Doherty: I move recommendation No. 25: In page 129, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: “79.The Minister shall, within 3 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas a report on increasing the small gift exemption threshold to €5,000.”. We would like a report because we are not sure what the actual outcome of this...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Dec 2023)

Regina Doherty: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion regarding the orders of reference of the Seanad Public Consultation Committee, to be taken on conclusion of the Order of Business, without debate; No. 2, Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023 – Second Stage, to be taken at 11.45 a.m. and to conclude no later than 1.15 p.m., if not previously concluded, with the opening remarks of the Minister not to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Dec 2023)

Regina Doherty: The ladies are very welcome here this morning. I am really delighted to see so many young women looking at and interested in politics. Hopefully, they will give me and Senator Clifford-Lee a run for our money in the future. They are all very welcome. I thank my colleagues for raising a wide variety of topics this morning. Senator Keogan raised the level of ESB electricity outages we...

Seanad: Orders of Reference of Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Motion (7 Dec 2023)

Regina Doherty: I move: That, in accordance with the recommendation of the Committee on Parliamentary Privileges and Oversight pursuant to Standing Order 98(2)(b), the Orders of Reference of the Seanad Public Consultation Committee, as agreed by Order of the Seanad of 7th December, 2021, as amended on 14th December, 2022 and 22nd March, 2023, be further amended in paragraph (2), by the deletion of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Coast Guard Service (13 Dec 2023)

Regina Doherty: I thank the Minister of State for being here this morning. The issues myself and Senator Craughwell are raising predate his tenure as Minister of State at the Department of Transport but they are current issues. We have been raising these concerns in the Seanad for months. The process to award the tender for the new search and rescue contract is utterly flawed. I refer to the exclusion of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Coast Guard Service (13 Dec 2023)

Regina Doherty: There is something really worrying in the Minister of State's response. He is telling me that the CHC contractor must fully co-operate with the Minister in the transfer arrangements. Is he telling me that the Minister stands over the fact that 80% of the staff of one of our bases will be gone from January before that base becomes fully operational in October 2024, therefore, putting...