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Seanad: Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: At 10.30 a.m. next Monday, 17 May 2021, in the Dáil Chamber.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome our guests. Their contributions have been very valuable. Combined with what we heard last week from psychotherapists, clinical psychologists and psychiatrists from many different groups, the key issues that came across were the school environment, how important it is schools engage with instances of bullying as well as, and Ms Connolly might have mentioned this, how this impacts...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I thank Ms Connolly. It is a great dynamic.

Seanad: Young People: Motion (17 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I second the motion. I welcome the Minister and thank Senator Seery Kearney for her work on this matter and the passion that she always brings. The motion acknowledges the contribution of young people through volunteering and advocacy, and the way in which they have built reserves of resilience that inspire us in the face of this pandemic over the past year. During the year, I thought...

Seanad: Young People: Motion (17 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I will say more later.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: The menopause is the taboo subject. Today, I am speaking on the subject on behalf of someone very close to me. I am giving her a voice and a voice to all the women who are going through it. Last week, on RTÉ Radio 1, Joe Duffy offered two women from the Irish Menopause group a chance to raise this subject. Talking about it really helps to make the stigma fall away. The average age...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I thank Mr. Ryan for his contribution. He mentioned parents. I was curious about that as I feel it is more a matter for schools. How do we upskill parents and get them more involved? I have a couple of ideas but I would like to hear Mr. Ryan's views. I am a bit surprised regarding teachers' unions. Over the past number of weeks with the contributions to the debate on bullying we have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I asked the witnesses to give an example. What is the ideal way to handle an instance of bullying?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I very much appreciate that this is not solely the responsibility of schools and other stakeholders are involved. Will Mr. O'Sullivan give an example of the measures a school will take when there is an instance of bullying?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I appreciate the contributions. This is a very serious topic and I thank the witnesses for their help.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: This is a topic that is close to my heart. I am a member of the Joint Sub-Committee on Mental Health and I am aware of the importance of the issue. I believe it will blow up in terms of mental health and well-being, particularly given everything we have had to endure over the past year both for our students and our teaching staff. Cyberbullying and homophobic bullying have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: Is there a way to help parents to engage? Maybe Mr. Duffy would like to comment on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: That is no bother.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I will follow on from the last comment. The witnesses have said that a lot of things happen outside of the school environment. Is there any link with sports clubs and so on? If a young person is having difficulties in one environment, is there any sort of connection or link with the other environment? I am not aware of any. I do not know. Perhaps someone who sits of the board of...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister to the House. It was very helpful to have him at our parliamentary party meeting. I thank him for that.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I think so. Why not? It is a great coalition of working partners together. The Bill will provide affordable homes for families and it will give people their first opportunity to own a home. That is a commitment in the Programme for Government: Our Shared Future, which was prepared by all three parties in government. It commits the Government to the mission of housing for all, that...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: You could come to our parliamentary party meeting.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Senator. He made good points on the lack of tradespeople in construction.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: As no other speakers wish to contribute, I call on the Minister to respond.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire and I thank him for his time. I also thank all of the Senators for their contributions over this session and the last one.