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Seanad: Death of Former Member: Motion (1 Mar 2022)

Regina Doherty: I move: That Seanad Éireann – - expresses its deep sadness on the death of Professor John A. Murphy; - conveys its sincere condolences to his 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: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Feb 2022)

Regina Doherty: I join with the Cathaoirleach in extending a very warm welcome to the ambassador and I wish her a very happy Estonia day. Before I outline the Order of Business, I must say this is one of the most surreal of times, and I am half a century old. It is incredible that we are watching in real-time, potentially, the destruction of tens if not hundreds of thousands of people's lives in an action...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Feb 2022)

Regina Doherty: I actually had a request in with the Minister with regard to the employment opportunities and potentially, perhaps, the lack of supply of workers for the construction versus the retrofitting of houses. As soon as I have a date, I will come back to Senator Burke on that. I acknowledge Senator Currie’s discussion on the British-Irish Parliament Assembly. I wish all of our colleagues...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Linda Ervine to Mark Seachtain na Gaeilge: Motion (24 Feb 2022)

Regina Doherty: I move: That Seanad Éireann agrees with the recommendation of the Committee on Parliamentary Privileges and Oversight that, in accordance with Standing Order 57(2) of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, Ms. Linda Ervine be invited to address Seanad Éireann on Thursday, 3rd March, 2022 and, unless otherwise ordered, the following arrangements shall apply. The...

Seanad: Report of Committee of Selection: Motion (24 Feb 2022)

Regina Doherty: I move: That the Eleventh Report of the Committee of Selection be laid before Seanad Éireann.

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

Regina Doherty: The Order of Business is No.1, Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage, to be taken at 4.45 p.m. and to adjourn at 7 p.m., if not previously concluded, with the opening contribution of the Minister not to exceed ten minutes, group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes and all other Senators not to exceed five minutes, and the Minister to be...

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

Regina Doherty: I join the Cathaoirleach in expressing my sympathy on the loss of Christopher Stalford. When I heard the news at the weekend, I genuinely realised how fragile life is. A 39 year old gentleman with an incredibly promising political future ahead of him has died. We all have no doubt he would have been leadership material in probably the not too distant future. It is an awful tragedy. On my...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Order for Second Stage (22 Feb 2022)

Regina Doherty: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Regina Doherty: I find myself in the very unusual position of agreeing with Senator Gavan, even though we both know our ideologies are very different. I am a former Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection. This is a Government Bill and I very much support and welcome it, but I find myself recently being at odds with the Government over what is absent from the Bill. What we are attempting to...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Regina Doherty: The section in itself is entirely based on recompensing the people whose businesses we are closing, but I am far more worried about the 35 or 36 people who are losing their jobs because the State is intervening. We have a responsibility to make sure those people are compensated for the jobs we are closing down. We also have an absolute obligation to make sure we reskill and retrain them,...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Regina Doherty: I ask the Minister of State to confirm, because I am not sure if I heard her correctly, that she intends to come back with an amendment relating to the statutory redundancy but that she does not intend to bring it to the Seanad. She intends to bring it to the Dáil in a couple of months. Is that what she said?

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Regina Doherty: I am glad I clarified that. Can I confirm that the Department is considering tabling its own amendment with regard to statutory redundancy and the Minister of State will bring it back, either on Committee Stage the next time we resume or on Report Stage before the completion of this legislation in the Seanad?

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Regina Doherty: On the basis that the Minister of State has agreed with some of the suggestions that have been made tonight and given that we will finish in a few minutes anyway, it would be better if we did not let section 4 stand part of the Bill. That would give the Minister of State and Members the opportunity to put amendments down to section 4 when we resume on Committee Stage either next week or the...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Regina Doherty: I propose that we adjourn early or that somebody talks for the next five minutes until we get to 7.30 p.m.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Regina Doherty: Yes.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Regina Doherty: Tomorrow morning at 10.30 a.m.

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

Regina Doherty: Today's Order of Business is No. 1, motion regarding the approval of the appointment of a member of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business, without debate; No. 2, motion regarding Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) Regulations 2022, back from committee, to be taken on the conclusion of No. 1, without debate; No. 3,...

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

Regina Doherty: While Senator Black did not raise the issue this afternoon, I have the date she sought. It is in the diary with a date in the next couple of weeks. I thank Senator Black for seconding the amendment to the Order of Business. Unfortunately, I will not be in a position to accept it as the recommendations have to go through today. Both Senators Black and Fitzpatrick raised the Women’s...

Seanad: Legal Services Regulatory Authority: Motion (15 Feb 2022)

Regina Doherty: I move: That Seanad Éireann, noting that the Government agreed on 7th December, 2021, to propose, for the approval of Seanad Éireann, Síona Ryan to be a member of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority on the nomination of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, and pursuant to section 9 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, approves the appointment by the...

Seanad: Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) Regulations 2022: Motion (15 Feb 2022)

Regina Doherty: I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) Regulations 2022, a revised copy of which has been laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 11th February, 2022.”