Regina Doherty
| Regina Doherty TD |
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| File:Regina Doherty 2015.jpg
Doherty in 2015
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| Government Chief Whip | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2016 |
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| Taoiseach | Enda Kenny |
| Preceded by | Paul Kehoe |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2011 |
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| Constituency | Meath East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1971 (age 53) Finglas, Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse(s) | Declan Doherty |
| Website | www |
Regina Doherty (born January 1971) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who was elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Meath East constituency at the 2011 general election.[1] She was an unsuccessful candidate for Meath East at the 2007 general election.[2]
She was a member of Meath County Council for the Dunshaughlin electoral area from 2009 to 2011.[2] She was a member of the Oireachtas committees for Health, Finance and the implementation of the good Friday agreement during the 31st Dáil. She was also a member of the Constitutional Convention.[3] and is the Chairperson of the Fine Gael Committee for Health and Children. In January 2013, her IT consultancy company went into liquidation with debts of €280,000, including €60,000 due to the Revenue Commissioners.[4]In May 2015, following the claims of IRA involvement of the cover-up of sexual abuse by Máiría Cahill, she was provided[by whom?] with names of a number of alleged abusers which she passed on to the Gardai who are investigating the issue.[5]
She was re-elected to the Dáil on 26 February 2016. She was appointed to the new Dáil reform committee on 22 March of that year.[6] She was appointed Government Chief Whip on 6 May that year.[7]
References
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- ↑ http://www.yourforum.ie/ratoath/roundup/articles/2012/11/27/4013467-doherty-to-take-part-in-constitutional-convention
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- ↑ http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/gardai-now-probe-leaks-about-ira-sex-abusers-31267047.html
- ↑ http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/oireachtas/ceann-comhairle-hopeful-on-substantial-reforms-in-next-d%C3%A1il-sitting-1.2583686
- ↑ "Regina Doherty of Meath East is the new Chief Whip", independent.ie, 6 May 2016
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- Regina Doherty's page on the Fine Gael website
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| Preceded by | Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Meath East 2011–present |
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