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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 May 2022)

Regina Doherty: I thank my colleagues. I probably have not been to an agricultural conference before, but I very much look forward to it this weekend, in particular to raise the flag for the horticultural growers in Ireland, who probably have not had much presence on the Fine Gael agricultural committee in the past ten years. There are some 450 delegates and some good speakers, and it will be an...

Seanad: Eurojust: Motion (5 May 2022)

Regina Doherty: I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the following...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2022)

Regina Doherty: I thank the witnesses for their very comprehensive opening statements which touch on everything we are trying to achieve. It is lovely to see everybody moving in the same direction and all having a commitment to the recommendations without objection. I think I already know the answer to my questions. The funding element is an enormous barrier, in particular for women whose children have...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Apr 2022)

Regina Doherty: The ambassador is very welcome to the Chamber this morning. I congratulate her on her appointment and wish her every success during her stay in Ireland. I pay particular tribute to the enormous generosity and heart that Polish people have shown their neighbours. Some 3 million refugees from Ukraine have either arrived and stayed or passed through Poland. The humbleness of the response and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Apr 2022)

Regina Doherty: I thank Senator Lombard. The key to reconciliation is owning our past. There are parts of it we are all incredibly proud of. The bits we are not proud of sometimes get swept under the carpet or we pretend they did not happen. I am glad the Senator brought up the Bandon Valley. There is no finer man than Paul Colton to deal with something in an empathetic and emotionally appropriate way....

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Apr 2022)

Regina Doherty: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am sharing time with my joint sponsors, Senators Chambers and Pauline O'Reilly. In far too many ways our criminal justice system is a cold place for the victims of violent crimes but none more so than women. It is a very harsh system for women to navigate, especially when it comes to sexual and gender-based violence. We know the victims...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Apr 2022)

Regina Doherty: First, I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Browne, the Minister of State, Deputy Joe O’Brien, and the Minister, Deputy McEntee, for their attendance here today. I welcome the Government’s support for this Bill. While the Bill is not perfect, I welcome the commitment to work with us to address some of the issues.I particularly welcome the sexual offences Bill that is due to...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Apr 2022)

Regina Doherty: Next Tuesday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Engagement with Ambassadors of Moldova and Romania (27 Apr 2022)

Regina Doherty: I will not be long because a lot of the points that have been raised about our visit have been articulated by my two colleagues. There is nothing surer than seeing something for real, for yourself, to raise the temperature of the emotions you feel. Deputy Brady has expressed in a lovely way the impact that meeting the children and the refugees personally and listening to their stories has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Engagement with Ambassadors of Moldova and Romania (27 Apr 2022)

Regina Doherty: Will not be coming my way.

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.”

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 (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...

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...