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Seanad: Situation in Palestine: Motion (21 Feb 2024)

Regina Doherty: ...is doing nothing but support their actions. It is really hard to understand. That is why I am so proud of the response, not just of the Irish people, because that has been immense and probably long-standing. There has always been a really good connection between the Irish people and the Palestinian people because of our shared history. The response from our Government and our...

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

Regina Doherty: ...and speak to people who are interested in finding out what is going on. Senator Alice-Mary Higgins spoke about social justice and healthcare. She is very passionate about that and has been for a long time. Senator Ahearn is looking for news on when the announcements for sport capital funding and grants will be made. To be fair, all of our sports clubs have received confirmation that...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2024)

Regina Doherty: ...thing with regard to training. It makes no sense to me whatsoever. I encourage all to make their views known, and I thank the Senator for raising that. Senator Moynihan spoke about seeking new and long-overdue playing pitches in Dublin 8. She also brought to our attention a worrying note that the price of infant formula has increased significantly in recent years and that this has not...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Jan 2024)

Regina Doherty: ...are looking for a debate on immigration. It is something that we need to have. If I am to be very honest, and I will not speak for others, it is a debate that I was probably fearful of for a long time because if you say the wrong thing, even when not meaning to say the wrong thing, either you are suddenly cancelled or you have the legs cut off you. It is probably beyond time that we all...

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

Regina Doherty: .... The Not Our Fault campaign was relentless. They were outside the Chamber week in and week out looking for support, which I think they got from all parties. Sometimes these things take much longer than we would hope or expect. It is a really good week for the Senator and for all of the people seeking that funding. Senator Boylan spoke about the SEAI report on emissions this morning....

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

Regina Doherty: ...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 that one of the Seanad...

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

Regina Doherty: ...law. There are serious concerns about the use of laughing gas by young people because it has been known to cause hallucinations, blurred vision and nausea and excessive use can have even more long-term consequences. The symptoms are a result of what inhaling laughing gas does to the body. It deactivates vitamin B12 and causes damage to the brain and, in particular, to the nervous...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Nov 2023)

Regina Doherty: -----and other stuff we wanted to hide away, not a national treasure. I will send a letter today. I acknowledge the Senator’s welcome of the increased funding for Longford County Council. Regarding the matter raised by Senators Boyhan and Murphy, I welcome yesterday’s announcement of €10 million. Any money that goes into the horticultural industry is welcome. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Regina Doherty: ...was not a single other sinner on the road. How significant is that increase? It looks awful but how significant of an increase is it given that we had so few motorists on the road for such a long time during Covid? The second part of the question is that before we get to the 186 actions, which I know the Minister of State is ambitious to do, in order to attempt to reduce the...

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: ...trying to imply that no matter what anybody does the family would never be happy. The reality is that the O'Farrell family has every right to be critical of all of those State agencies. Tonight I include the political system in that long list because if we fail to get the public inquiry that the Seanad and the Dáil both voted for in 2018 and 2019 then we will have failed this family...

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

Regina Doherty: ...horrendous situation. If there was ever a need for the international community to double down and genuinely show a serious intent to provide a solution to a situation that has gone on for far too long, and longer than I am alive, there is now. I welcome the Tánaiste, Deputy Micheál Martin's, statement this morning. We now need to see international leaders walking the walk and...

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

Regina Doherty: ...not know how to answer the request made by Senator Gavan other than to just acknowledge his absolute sincerity and heartfelt conviction when he speaks about this because he has been speaking about it for a long time. I, to my shame, have only in the past number of weeks paid any attention to this issue because of the videos and images of the children and women which are mostly always...

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

Regina Doherty: ...we have used for the past 20 years, and now we will pay for the next round of helicopters - the same helicopters our own Coast Guard could have used in providing search and rescue. This has a long way to run. It is not about depriving any company of millions it may make - good luck to them - but there is a real question to be asked here as to why we excluded our own men and women, our...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach (28 Sep 2023)

Regina Doherty: ...the list of all the achievements we have had so far through a pandemic, Brexit, the Ukraine war and the cost-of-living crisis. We sometimes take for granted what we have done and are proud of because there is still a long list of things left to be done. I congratulate him on his children's initiative because it is very worthwhile. The myriad issues across that spectrum that affect...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2023)

Regina Doherty: I suggest Senator Kyne’s sympathies are probably misplaced. The Inland Fisheries Ireland saga has a long way to go but, to be fair to the people who are appearing in front of the Committee of Public Accounts this morning, I do not know anybody who does not bring their best game face when they come to sit in front of that committee. As the Senator has said, I believe there is a long...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2023)

Regina Doherty: ...to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty. Senator Seery Kearney spoke about the fact that it is the first anniversary of the publication of the report of the Joint Committee on International Surrogacy and we still seem to be a long way away from providing the legislation and legal status of those parents and, therefore, I thank her for that. Senators Kyne, Conway and Dooley opened our...

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

Regina Doherty: ...many beautiful buildings with deep history in this country that are not recognised. The passionate guides who work there bring to life the tour when people go around that has impacted so well on our tourists. Long may it last. I continue to wish them well. I will also ask the Leader to send a letter congratulating the board on behalf of all of us as well as the Cathaoirleach. Senator...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Regina Doherty: ..., future maintenance, etc.. I will use the M50 as an example. Are we still paying construction costs to the private element of the organisation that built or paid for half the road? If so, how long will we be paying for it? There was a view among people when tolls came in that they were there to pay for the private part of the road and that when the road was paid for, they would be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Regina Doherty: To be fair, the people who are still spending €40 or €50 per week on the M50 some 30 years after it was built and a long time after the State bought it, would question where the benefit for them is. They are not interested in spending money to build the Macroom bypass. They live along the M50 and wanted the benefits of a road that has been paid for. That is all I am...

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

Regina Doherty: ...talk about the change that has taken place in our lives over the past decades, one piece of progress that has been made is the growing freedom to identify as a member of the LGBT community. For a long time, as the governor knows, people in this community lived in fear of persecution and prosecution in both Ireland and America. Because of a small number of very brave people, enormous...