Senator Regina Doherty

A new electricity connection policy to replace the ECP-2 process, which acts as a significant barrier to prospective providers of renewable energy in Ireland, “can’t come soon enough”, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Greater ambition is required from Government in getting renewable energy producers connected to Ireland’s national grid, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

A Fine Gael Senator has called on the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to extend the temporary waiver of development levies to the end of 2025.

Sinn Féin are short-changing prospective homeowners as their TDs and councillors have objected to almost 800 homes across Dublin this year, according to a Fine Gael Senator.

A Fine Gael Senator has called on the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform to further engage with the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) to negotiate and resolve a myriad of issues surrounding pay and terms and conditions in Section 39 organisations.

A new funding package, worth €2.38 million, will guarantee the short-term security and long-term viability of horticultural growers, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Restrictions on ‘Section 39’ groups, which provide valuable services to communities across the country, must be addressed in the next Budget, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Zigimantas Gridziuska, who was involved in a hit and run incident which the claimed the life of a young man, should be banned from entering the State for the entirety of his lifetime, according to Fine Gael Senator Regina Doherty.

Securing the continuity terms and conditions of Ireland’s Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopter crews must be guaranteed, amid increased concerns surrounding the awarding of the SAR contract to Bristow Ltd, commencing in July 2025, according to a Fine Gael Senator.

Authorities at Irish and EU level will need to mitigate the expense to consumers that will inevitably come with the decarbonisation of the aviation sector, a Fine Gael Senator has said.