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A new bill that would see people who give character references for convicted sex offenders questioned under oath could make them “think twice”.

Regina Doherty says "we owe the same compassionate options to students this year".

The Bill would remove the need for planning permission to extract peat for horticultural sector use.

New bill will see peat being extracted again 2021-11-23

Minister Peter Burke today stated his support for the exemption of peat extraction from planning and said that he, or his Department, won’t be found wanting in finding a solution to the horticultural peat issue where Irish growers are relying on expensive imported peat as a growing medium for their horticultural produce, Fine Gael Senator Regina Doherty has said.

7th May 2021 - Regina Doherty The hair and beauty black-market poses a grave risk to salons and the reopening of the beauty industry, if left unchallenged, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Regina Doherty and other Fine Gael Senators met with representatives from the hair and beauty industry this week and were alarmed to hear of the impact the black market is having on the sector. Speaking after the meeting, Senator Doherty said: “The hair and beauty black-market is putting legitimate bus...

19th April 2021 - Regina Doherty With two commercial banks set to exit the Irish market within weeks of each other, the Central Bank and the Department of Finance should seriously reconsider the introduction of European-style public banking, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Speaking following the announcement that KBC are in discussions to exit the Irish financial sector, Senator Regina Doherty said: “With reduced lending provider options for people and businesses, Ireland’s competitive offeri...

Deputy McDonald and Sinn Féin must answer questions following Greenslade/King revelations – Doherty 7th March 2021 - Regina Doherty Mary-Lou McDonald and the Sinn Féin leadership need to reveal the extent of their knowledge of an English journalist writing under an assumed name for their party newspaper An Phoblacht, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Regina Doherty said “Clearly Deputy McDonald, as leader of her party, must have known that Roy Greenslade was writing under a...

One-off grants to help restaurants and bars develop outdoor seating areas should be made available to support the industry’s reopening when safe to do so, a Fine Gael Senator has said.