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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)

Regina Doherty: Mr. O'Leary is so welcome. He is doing a blindingly good job. This has been such a fascinating conversation to listen to for the past hour or so. I have a comment more than a question. Mr. O'Leary referred to trying to validate the commission's existence as an independent authority with regard to information. I think it has already done a superb job. For politicians like me and my...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2024)

Regina Doherty: First, I thank everyone for their kind wishes. They are greatly appreciated. I could not agree with Senator Gallagher more. There is a race to digitalise society, which is grand, because it is much more efficient, less costly and much easier to manage but there is a whole cohort of people who cannot even send a text message. That should not be a judgmental kind of thing. It should be a...

Seanad: Death of Former Taoiseach: Expressions of Sympathy (7 Feb 2024)

Regina Doherty: Quite rightly, there will be many tributes paid to John Bruton today, as a politician, our EU ambassador, a former Taoiseach, a public representative and one of the youngest people ever elected to Dáil Éireann. He was all of that and more to me and to many of us here. He was a role model and, for me, a supporter as I began my political career. My earliest memory of him is from...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2023)

Regina Doherty: The proposal will be to adjourn sine die. I want to add my voice to the sentiments expressed about the ongoing war between Israel and Gaza. I welcome Senator Higgins back. It is lovely to see her. I could never put into words what she expressed this morning. She is very eloquent. She admits she is emotional but that is what makes her contributions so powerful because she is very...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Oct 2023)

Regina Doherty: It is true of everybody. It is actually quite worrying to hear the Dublin Airport Authority, DAA, talking about managing the cap in the middle of October as if we are going to somehow ration travel in the next eight or ten weeks before Christmas. That debate certainly will be welcome and I will request it as quickly as I can. Senator McGahon raised the very important work that Outcomers...

Seanad: Final Report of the Independent Scoping Exercise into the Circumstances Surrounding the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell: Statements (17 Oct 2023)

Regina Doherty: I would like to say thanks to the Minister but what she has read out is not acceptable, not to me and not to this Seanad. Shane O'Farrell was killed when he was out on his bike. He was cycling training on 2 August 2011, and Zigimantas Gridziuska, a convicted criminal who we let walk into this country with no checks or balances whatsoever, knocked him down in his car and callously drove...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Oct 2023)

Regina Doherty: As I do not have a speaking slot on the budget later, I will comment on it briefly. I commend our negotiating team. It looks like a thoughtful budget. We have all known about the cost-of-living crisis for the past 18 months. The budget continues to support people exactly where it needs to, not only through increases in weekly payments to people who have no other income, but also through...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2023)

Regina Doherty: We all join with the Cathaoirleach in passing condolences to both families and friends of the people who passed away yesterday. Our colleague, Senator Ruane, has again highlighted the concerns she raised last week with regard to the report on the body cameras. I will make two suggestions to the Senator. One suggestion is that she might send the link to the BBC report to all Members by email...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2023)

Regina Doherty: Not at all. The students are very welcome. I probably could not even count the number of times Senator Craughwell and I have spoken about search and rescue here. For the past number of months, he and I have attempted to get the tender process he has, to be fair to him, been aggrieved about for the past number of years on the work programme of the Oireachtas committee. We have invited in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2023)

Regina Doherty: For Senator McDowell's information, the Taoiseach is coming in to hopefully talk to us about Seanad reform on 27 September, arising from the invitation issued last week by the Senator’s colleague, Senator Boyhan. I note Senator McDowell's request for a debate on illegal gambling and slot machines. He explained this to me before. I will ask the Minister to come in for a debate but,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)

Regina Doherty: I thank the Minister of State and his colleagues for coming to the committee today. I have three questions, all of which are related to aviation given my proximity to Dublin Airport and my liking for going to different countries. He said that the aviation sector in Ireland plays an enormous role, and not just in one sector but in lots of sectors. How does the Government intend to balance...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Driver Recruitment: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)

Regina Doherty: I am glad the Leas-Chathaoirleach spoke first because he teased out the main reason we are here today. It is obvious where we need to focus our attention. I ask the Leas-Chathaoirleach to indulge me because some of the questions I want to ask are a little parochial. I thank Mr. Edwards and Ms Swords for their responsiveness to any queries my office has put to them. It is obvious that...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by H.E. Maura Healey, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (27 Jun 2023)

Regina Doherty: I thank Governor Healey for an inspiring speech. Like so many Americans, she has made the trip back home to Ireland. They have pulled back to where their parents, grandparents and great-grandparents were born and raised, visit our small, little towns and villages, and reconnect with family who, in many cases, people only ever heard of through stories from their relatives. It is probably...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jun 2023)

Regina Doherty: It is lovely to hear an area that is so often maligned spoken about so beautifully and eloquently. We should all be delighted that an area that has been disadvantaged for far too long under successive Governments is finally getting what it deserves, which is to have its community live with dignity and supports so every child can have the equality of opportunity that we all espouse so much....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Regina Doherty: ...Jacobs and Mr. McQueen are very welcome, and I thank them for the presentation they have given us so far. The information is very welcome. I have a number of questions. I will just put them all together to the witnesses and they might answer them briefly thereafter. First, I know we are not allowed to talk about the north runway but when do the witnesses think we will be able to talk...

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

Regina Doherty: ...my colleagues and the Leader a happy International Women's Day. Personally, I have enjoyed the support of my male colleagues not just in this House but in the other House and on committees. We work in a wonderful environment but we clearly have a long way to go. Today, I ask the Leader for her support and that of colleagues again for an issue I have raised here previously. We passed a...

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

Regina Doherty: I thank colleagues for all their expressions of sympathy. We join together this morning to remember Private Seán Rooney. I acknowledge Senator Fitzpatrick's involvement in the campaign to have our hospital named after Dr. Kathleen Lynn, who certainly was an incredibly impressive person. I thank the Senator for that. To Senator Carrigy I say bualadh bos to Longford Slashers Ladies...

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

Regina Doherty: I thank our Leas-Chathaoirleach, Senator Joe O'Reilly. He is a wonderful personality and really has added to the engagement in the past number of years. I wish him well. Like others, I wish Martin , Bridget, all of the other clerks and all the staff in the Seanad Office. This House is run in a meticulous manner and that is down to the wisdom and commitment of the team. I thank them....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2022)

Regina Doherty: It would be remiss of me not to give Councillor Sweeny the same good welcome everybody else has given him. I thank him for being here. Senator Carrigy spoke about the SMA test and sought a review to include it in the process relating to the heel prick test. He has raised it on a number of occasions and, given the relatively small charge and the significant impact it can have in the...