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Seanad: Broadband Roll-out: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I will share time with Senator Paddy Burke. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, today and thank him for his very detailed update. It was extremely detailed in terms of going through the thousands of different homes that will be connected. It is crucial because for the likes of County Roscommon, for example, which Senator Eugene Murphy will also know, we are talking about...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021 (Resumed): Office of the Ombudsman for Children (25 Jan 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I have listened to the contributions, particularly from my colleagues, and it has been a very informative debate. I thank the witnesses who have joined us today. I know Dr. Muldoon and Dr. McAuley and Mr. Castillo as policy officers. I thank them for giving of their time. Many questions have been asked by my colleagues. It has been an interesting debate, particularly on foot of...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021 (Resumed): Office of the Ombudsman for Children (25 Jan 2022)

Aisling Dolan: The experience Dr. Muldoon outlined is crucial to understanding the impact of this. We need to understand it will set the person back if it is the type of facility that causes more angst and anxiety than healing. My next question may fall a little outside of this topic. Sometimes I wonder about the supports that are in place for the adults around the child to bring him or her down the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jan 2022)

Aisling Dolan: The consultation process for the Dublin to Galway cycleway has been extended. It was due to close on 31 January but has been extended until the end of February. This gives more opportunity for landowners and farmers to engage with our cycleway project team and public liaison officers. Our Fine Gael councillors in Galway engaged with the project team to request an extension. It is so...

Seanad: Violence Against Women: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister’s appearance before the House. We are speaking on such a difficult topic. She is here to say what the Government is going to do to combat domestic and gender-based violence against both women and men. She is getting to hear the voices of both men and women in the Seanad as we express our feelings on the subject. We know about the shocking loss of Ashling...

Seanad: Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Feb 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Tánaiste to the House today. We are here to discuss the Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022. I acknowledge in particular the work of the Leader of the House, Senator Doherty, and other Senators on this. I welcome the Tánaiste's and Fine Gael's commitment to protecting workers' rights here. As the Tánaiste has mentioned, this is one of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Feb 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I join with my colleagues today to pay condolences to family of Mr. Noel Treacy from Gurteen, Ballinasloe. It is a really sad loss. He was a proud student at Garbally College in our town. He was an auctioneer and a public servant for his community and this country through the 1980s and 1990s for Galway East. He was also an advocate for the west. He never forgot where he came from....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2020: Discussion (1 Feb 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank all of our speakers for coming before us today. I got to listen to quite a little bit here and I have a few questions. It is funny; it was mentioned that this may not be the utmost priority in many minds in many schools and for many principals. In my area, my priority is building schools and getting space. There is a special needs school in Ballinasloe that is literally fighting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2020: Discussion (1 Feb 2022)

Aisling Dolan: How does Mr. Crone see us encouraging engagement by parents, particularly in deprived areas and maybe with low literacy levels? How can we get them more involved? How do we do it even before primary school and how can we ensure they will be ready when their children should be going to secondary school?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2020: Discussion (1 Feb 2022)

Aisling Dolan: We should look forward to using technology. If English is not the native language of a parent, for example, we might see how we can use visual supports and simplify admission procedures.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2020: Discussion (1 Feb 2022)

Aisling Dolan: If a child is to go to primary school, who engages with the parents and children when they are aged two or three?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2020: Discussion (1 Feb 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Who does it? Do the schools engage with parents in their catchment area? I am talking about parents who do not even have children in the school yet. Who would take that step?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2020: Discussion (1 Feb 2022)

Aisling Dolan: The schools should engage with those groups prior to children coming in at primary school.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2020: Discussion (1 Feb 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank Mr. McKelvey.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2020: Discussion (1 Feb 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Time is tight but I want to bring in Ms O'Rourke as a representative of special needs schools. Does she have any comments on how to support parents?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2022)

Aisling Dolan: We have emerged from almost two years of lockdown where at each step of the way the Government protected jobs and income through the pandemic unemployment payment and the employment wage subsidy scheme. While there has been a strong return, there are shortages in respect of staff and skills, and challenges regarding the ramping up of supply chains to pre-Covid levels. We are also now in the...