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Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 May 2024)

Regina Doherty: I thank the Acting Chair. I thank my colleague, Senator Ahearn, for allowing me to go ahead of him. I say "well done" to the Minister of State on this Bill because it is a long time in the making and I know how much work and effort he has put into it in the past number of years. I want to say at the outset that it will certainly be a very positive legacy once it is passed. I very much...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)

Regina Doherty: I wish to raise a revision that was made by the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy Roderic O'Gorman, to the appointment of the power of attorney process. A year ago, when the power of attorney legislation was transferred from the Department of Justice to the Department of disability and inclusion, the amendment that we made on behalf of the State made...

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

Regina Doherty: I want to speak today about cash. In recent weeks we have seen major inroads in announcements of policies by the European Commission and the European Parliament to introduce a digital euro and immediate transfer payments to try to commercialise and digitalise how people interact and do their business in society.While that is all very welcome and most of us have probably easily transitioned...

Seanad: Community Safety and Investment: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2024)

Regina Doherty: Next Tuesday at 1 p.m.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2024)

Regina Doherty: Christopher Norris is a 53-year-old gentleman who has been living in a nursing home for the past 13 years, since he had an operation that went desperately wrong and resulted in a brain injury. The nursing home he is living in is absolutely gorgeous. I know that because my dad was there for 18 months. My dad shared a corridor with Chris and lived two bedrooms up. They look after him...

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

Regina Doherty: I thank the Chair. First, I thank Senators Black and Higgins, not just for this particular motion and for the opportunity to debate yesterday. We have had multiple debates over the past number of years and if I was to be asked by anybody on the road tomorrow what the most important issue to Senator Black is, this is the one I associate most with her and that she has raised so often in this...

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: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion regarding the orders of reference of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying, extension of reporting deadline, to be taken on conclusion of the Order of Business, without debate; No. 2, Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023 - Committee Stage, to be taken at 3.15 p.m. and to adjourn at 4.30 p.m. if not previously concluded; No. 3, statements on the situation in the...

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

Regina Doherty: Absolutely.

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: Orders of Reference of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (20 Feb 2024)

Regina Doherty: I move: That the Orders of Reference of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying, as agreed by Order of the Seanad of 2nd February, 2023, be amended in paragraph (4), by the deletion of ‘within nine months of the first public meeting of the Joint Committee’ and the substitution therefor of ‘not later than 27th March, 2024’.

Seanad: Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2024: Motion (15 Feb 2024)

Regina Doherty: Next Tuesday at 1 p.m.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (7 Feb 2024)

Regina Doherty: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, it is proposed that the business will not be taken today, and expressions of sympathy on the passing of former Taoiseach John Bruton will be heard now. On the conclusion of expressions of sympathy, the Seanad will adjourn to 9.30 a.m. tomorrow.

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 (1 Feb 2024)

Regina Doherty: The Order of Business is No. 1, Finance (State Guarantees, International Financial Institution Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023 – Second Stage, to be taken at 11.45 a.m. and to conclude at 1.15 p.m., if not previously concluded, with the time allocated to the opening remarks of the Minister not to exceed ten minutes, those of group spokespersons not to exceed ten minutes...

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

Regina Doherty: Senator Kyne is looking for the Minister, Deputy Harris, to come to discuss this morning's welcome announcement. The announcement one year ago that the Minister was offering new routes for our young people to get third-level education outside of the CAO points system was welcome. The fact we are doubling the offering so quickly is a real intention to recognise that the CAO process is...

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

Regina Doherty: I thank the Senator. Senator Conway spoke about the Wayfinding Centre, which is a lovely and wonderful initiative that was opened by Vision Ireland yesterday with the support of certain Departments. It allows people with mobility issues to access public modes of transport, to make sure they can navigate them and, if they cannot, for the State to learn why they cannot so we can make changes....

Seanad: Finance (State Guarantees, International Financial Institution Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (1 Feb 2024)

Regina Doherty: Sure. I think I will be finished by then. I echo the Cathaoirleach's words about the €50 million announced unanimously, supporting the decision made by all 27 leaders this morning to allocate €50 million of current MFF funding. It shows the strength of unity in the European Union behind Ukraine against the illegal invasion by Russia. The €50 million will be made up of...

Seanad: Finance (State Guarantees, International Financial Institution Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Feb 2024)

Regina Doherty: Next Tuesday.