Senator Regina Doherty

The Swords area would be an ideal location for one of three nationwide elective hospitals that have received Cabinet approval, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

A new Bill will end Irish horticultural growers’ reliance on expensive imported peat as a growing medium for their produce by allowing them to extract Irish peat as part of a Just Transition.

Testing drinks in bars and nightclubs to check if they have been spiked will help to keep women safe, the Fine Gael Leader of Seanad Éireann has said.

As the night-time economy reopens, there must be zero tolerance for the spiking of women with drugs in our clubs and pubs, with increased awareness of the issue amongst men in particular needed, the Fine Gael Seanad Leader has warned.

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.

Budget 2022 is a positive budget for women, and women’s health in particular. That's according to the Leader of Seanad Éireann, Fine Gael Senator Regina Doherty, who says that better maternity care can be the legacy of increased investment in women’s health.

Fingal County Council must find a suitable site to build social and affordable housing in Swords, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Ireland has ranked number one in a new Bloomberg report on the best countries in the world in which to live with the Delta variant of Covid-19, Fine Gael Leader of Seanad Éireann Regina Doherty has said.

A commitment from the HSE that weekly site visits will commence to ensure the current guidelines are implemented in each of the 19 maternity units across the country is a welcome move in the right direction, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

The announcement by Ryanair to create 5000 new jobs at the opening of the €50 million Aviation Training Centre in Santry close to Dublin Airport, is a very welcome development at this crucial time for the aviation sector, Fine Gael Senator in Dublin Fingal, Regina Doherty, has said.