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Seanad: Death of Former Taoiseach: Expressions of Sympathy (7 Feb 2024)

Aisling Dolan: ...Governments. When you look at a country that suffered so badly in the 50s and 60s with poverty in an area he would have known well due to his family and background, but also to have seen the impact of immigration in the 80s in particular and to now see a country that is at full employment and the highest population ever, is there any better tribute to the work that has been done over...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2023)

Aisling Dolan: ...her great-grandmother, Katherine Tracy. Governor Healey's election last November was an incredible win for an excellent candidate for the Democratic Party, a person who has fought for civil rights, immigrant rights and LGBTQ rights all through her career.At that time we spoke in the Seanad and we requested that an invitation be issued, so I am thankful the Cathaoirleach has been able to...

Seanad: Academic Precarity: Motion (24 May 2023)

Aisling Dolan: ...funding and reducing our student-lecturer ratios. When I was in school and going to college way back, there was a forced brain drain out of the country and you learned about emigration, not immigration. Having worked in the research office, I have seen the access that universities have to non-Exchequer funding. I have been fortunate to work as a project manager on the Horizon 2020...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)

Aisling Dolan: ...is a woman who drives change. She has been the state's attorney general since 2014. She brought forward so many lawsuits against the previous administration challenging the Muslim travel ban, protecting immigrant rights and challenging the rolling back of environmental regulations. Maura Tracy Healey grew in New Hampshire. She is a former professional basketball player turned civil...

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (1 Dec 2020)

Aisling Dolan: ...we are laying new foundations with the UK based on this new reality. The Bill focuses on protecting the common travel area, mitigating impacts to our economy, the Good Friday Agreement, medical and social welfare, immigration and many other issues, which illustrates how entwined we are with our nearest neighbour. I pay tribute to the Minister and to all 11 Ministers and officials involved...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Nov 2020)

Aisling Dolan: ...for the region in the Government and Oireachtas. Who knows, we might even ask President-elect Biden to be an honorary Senator. It is wonderful. It lifted my heart when I heard it. He is an immigrant to the United States, with his family coming from Mayo and Louth.The poem on the Statue of Liberty reads: Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. It...