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

Regina Doherty: ...our industry and the fabric of our society. In the face of the challenges that are there, we really need to support the 145,000 jobs. We need to support our farmers, who are the custodians of our land and have been so long before we started to realise we were doing things that were harming our planet. We must ensure the areas that need support get it. Senator Boyhan is right in noting...

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

Regina Doherty: ...sector in the airport? Third, Mr. Jacobs mentioned briefly that it is Government policy that is stopping DAA adding more car parking places, yet it is ready to buy that particular section of land if that deal can be done. Can the witnesses just explain that to me? How quickly do they think those car parking spaces can come online? I acknowledge what has been said insofar as that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Regina Doherty: ...it is going too fast, not that there is anything wrong with the delivery. Is it possible for Mr. O'Connell to comment on the Minister's comments, particularly with regard to his plans to use the land for housing, as opposed to developing the port, which are Dublin Port's ambitions? More importantly, can I ask Mr. O'Connell if the Minister's views change Dublin Port's plans, and the...

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

Regina Doherty: ...only 8% of those adults have applied for enduring power of attorney so it is important we all make sure everybody has access to the new legislation. Senator Burke spoke about having a debate on land that has been newly zoned up and down the country against the landowner's wishes. He said that this will have implications for the plans that local authorities are devising, and is also...

Seanad: Sheep Sector: Statements (19 Apr 2023)

Regina Doherty: ...have seen young farmers choosing to go into another sector and not remain in what is, as other colleagues have said, an integral part of society, heritage and culture. There is not one bit of our landscape where sheep cannot be seen grazing, but if we do not do something, these farmers do not see a future in this sector and there will not be a future for this sector if we do not continue...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Feb 2023)

Regina Doherty: ...for a debate on the cost-of-living package but more importantly, on future- proofing the 9% VAT rate for our hospitality sector, which I will certainly organise. There is evidence, not just in Ireland but across the European Union, of varying rates of VAT charges for different sectors within society. It is something worthwhile on which to have a debate. Both Senators Maria Byrne and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Feb 2023)

Regina Doherty: .... In addition, as I have been responding to and shouting for in the past week, in the absence of information from the Government or any of our agencies, it is not a surprise that disinformation is landing and people are believing it. We need a public awareness or public information campaign on what the State is doing and what the State expects in the context of crises or difficulties in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Oct 2022)

Regina Doherty: ...faltered in recent years, during the terms of the previous two prime ministers. The thing that gives me a little hope is the number of times during the summer debates Prime Minister Sunak mentioned Ireland and Northern Ireland. I hope for a return to some respect and dignity in the relationships we share. Senator McGahon asked for a debate on Irish Water because of the ongoing two-year...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Oct 2022)

Regina Doherty: ...Party representatives asked for a debate on ongoing and professional funding for our female soccer players, particularly given that the national team will now head off to Australia and New Zealand to represent us. Senator Murphy spoke with great clarity about how Amber Barrett's integrity and heartfelt display of emotion last night captured everything about the team, including the support...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Regina Doherty: ...inserting specific wording in an AHD to the effect that if the person concerned is pregnant at the time of a heart attack or whatever else is being determined or listed, then the current law of the land would apply to the clinicians intervening to save the life of the baby if the pregnancy is longer than 12 weeks. The exact same would be true in the case of a woman putting in a line that...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Swimming Pools (29 Jun 2022)

Regina Doherty: ...people living in these villages but they have no pool. Nearly three years ago, it was promised that a pool would be built in Balbriggan alongside a relatively new housing development called Castlelands but it never materialised. In Skerries, planning permission was granted for a swimming pool on council land at the ballast pit in 2000. Despite this, there is no swimming pool and the...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Mar 2022)

Regina Doherty: ...need to know what his anticipated plans are for compensation for the workers and for fair compensation for these farmers, or at least reimbursement of some of the money they have spent on their land over recent years. What is on offer today is absolutely not fair. We genuinely need to be fair to the workers and the farmers. Any understanding of a just transition, regardless of one's...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Feb 2022)

Regina Doherty: ...some of their own electricity and perhaps sell it back is being halted by the obligation to do a report into whether those solar panels will affect the airports around the country, in respect of planes landing and taking off. Yet, Dublin Airport is applying for a solar farm. It beggars belief. I will send a letter highlighting that to the Taoiseach on her request. Senator Wall, apart...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Dec 2021)

Regina Doherty: ...when he comes in, he is shouted down because other Members do not agree with his views or opinions. We need to remember to be mindful. As Members are well aware, I started off of a particular view at the beginning of the debate and I landed on what was a more compassionate view by the end of it. The only reason the amendment was adopted was because the vast majority of people listened...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Dec 2021)

Regina Doherty: I thank Senator Dolan for mentioning the Connecting Ireland campaign. It is the first national campaign we have had to highlight the deficits that exist in connectivity. The Senator highlighted the situation in Athlone in particular, which makes no sense. I have only become aware of this since my son is now working in Athlone and he must walk 2 km to get the nearest bus, which seems a bit...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Nov 2021)

Regina Doherty: ...; No. 4, motion re Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021, instruction to committee, to be taken on the conclusion of No. 3, without debate; No. 5, Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2021 - Report and Final Stages, to be taken at 5 p.m. and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 6.30 p.m. by...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Nov 2021)

Regina Doherty: ...to same. The climate action plan seems to be weighing very heavily on that particular sector and in that context, I really welcome what Senator Dolan said. Farmers are the custodians of our land. If anybody cares about our soil, the management of our land, our heritage and the food we produce, it is farmers. They get up in the middle of the night, when the rest of us are in bed, to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Nov 2021)

Regina Doherty: ...to the opening remarks of the Minister not to exceed ten minutes, all Senators not to exceed six minutes and the Minister to be given not less than ten minutes to reply to the debate; and No. 3, Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2021 – Order for Second Stage and Second Stage, to be taken at 7 p.m., with the time allocated to the opening remarks of the Minister not to exceed ten...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Nov 2021)

Regina Doherty: ...Senator Conway. Given that we have reopened our skies to American tourists and that American skies were opened to Irish tourists yesterday, it is really important that we go back to marketing our land, our hospitality and our welcome as far and as wide as we possibly can. The Senator also mentioned boil water notices in Longford. I have also heard other colleagues talk about Wexford in...