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Fine Gael Senator, Regina Doherty told the Seanad last week of the heartbreaking story of an elderly retired couple in Fingal whose house is beginning to crumble around them due to pyrite. Calling for the expansion of supports for homeowners whose dwellings are affected by pyrite, Senator Doherty said the Minister of State was well aware that the pyrite remediation scheme eligibility conditions - specifically the construction date - limit the remediations to dwellings built after 1997 and befor...

28th January 2021 - Regina Doherty Fine Gael Senator Regina Doherty has called for additional supports for businesses not covered by the Covid-19 Restrictions Support Scheme. Speaking about the scheme, Senator Doherty said: “Thousands of normally viable businesses have benefited from the crucial supports introduced quickly by the Government when the pandemic hit, and as a result they will be able to reopen fully as soon as it is safe to do so. “So far, over 20,000 businesses have made claim...

Speaking in the Seanad, Senator Doherty said: The future of St. Michaels House in Skerries is bright. Their transformation from an old house, to a 16-classroom purpose-built campus will do wonders for the area, but more importantly it will greatly enhance the school experience of the students and families who will attend. It will also allow the school to cater for the students with more severe and profound needs in the community, whereas at the moment they are constricted to those with modera...

Dharmendra Honoured For His Contribution To Hindi Cinema By New Jersey Senate & General Assembly Initial plans to invite Dharmendra to receive the award at the New Jersey Senate were shelved due to Covid-19 related travel restrictions Dharmendra Honoured By New Jersey Senate & General Assembly Bollywood veteran Dharmendra was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the State of New Jersey in the United States, by a Joint Legislative Resolution passed by the Senate and the General Assembly...

INDIA New England News New York–Bollywood veteran Dharmendra was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the State of New Jersey in the United States, by a Joint Legislative Resolution passed by the Senate and the General Assembly. Both houses of the Legislature approved the Resolution recognising the actor’s immeasurable contribution to Hindi Cinema over the course of his career of six decades and across 300-odd films in which he appeared. Acknowledging the award, Dharmend...

Photo: screenshot from video provided by Bollywood Insider Veteran Bollywood film actor Dharmendra was honored with the first ever award by a US State Legislature for an Indian actor, for his contribution to bringing international recognition to Indian Cinema. The New Jersey Senate and New Jersey General Assembly passed a joint legislative resolution to recognize the actor with a Lifetime Achievement Award for immeasurable contribution to the success of Hindi cinema over the course of his caree...

The leader of the Seanad Regina Doherty has taken aim at three Independent TDs for “scaremongering” around the Covid-19 vaccine. Ms Doherty said elected representatives have a responsibility to encourage vaccine confidence and must stop scaremongering about the “vital” vaccine. Senator Doherty was speaking following comments this week by Independent TDs Michael Collins, Mattie McGrath and Danny Healy-Rae, who Ms Doherty says are attempting to raise doubts about the vaccine. “We all ha...