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Seanad: Flooding: Statements (18 Nov 2020)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister of State. It is great to see him in the House. I am very happy to hear about the interdepartmental groups he is setting up. He has spoken very clearly about CFRAM studies and the funding in place to protect people, property and businesses. If I may speak again about the area I am from, the west of Ireland, we have two of the biggest rivers in the country, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Chairman and the committee for allowing me the time. I thank NBI for the update. I want to speak about this matter because I come from east Galway. I am particularly interested in the area comprising Roscommon and east Galway. In 2019, two of the schools that had the worst download speeds were in east Galway - that is how shocking it is. The witnesses are fully aware of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Aisling Dolan: I ask NBI to work with the local authorities in respect of acceleration. It is crucial and I cannot emphasise that enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Trade Unions on Keeping Schools Open: Discussion (19 Nov 2020)

Aisling Dolan: It is nice to meet the trade union representatives. It is my first time meeting the teacher unions. We are here to talk about ensuring schools are open in a manner which is both safe and sustainable. I read through the witnesses' opening statements. Turning first to Mr. Boyle from the INTO, I would like to know a little more about the flu vaccine for teachers, which I support. They are a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Trade Unions on Keeping Schools Open: Discussion (19 Nov 2020)

Aisling Dolan: I ask Mr. Gillespie to very quickly say something about the air quality monitors he spoke about. I ask Mr. Pike to address the issue of SNAs and also the matter of extra school space.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Aisling Dolan: There is only a 20% uptake of the flu vaccine for children at national level and GPs are saying the exact same thing. It is crucial that we encourage parents to bring children for an appointment with their GP or a pharmacist. The nasal spray makes the vaccine easy for children to take. Best of all, it is free for children between the ages of two and 12. Families will be coming together at...

Seanad: Combating Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Statements (24 Nov 2020)

Aisling Dolan: I would like to share my time. I will take two minutes, with the same length of time for Senators Mary Seery Kearney and Shane Cassells.

Seanad: Combating Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Statements (24 Nov 2020)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister to the Chamber. This is a difficult topic. I heard the Minister speaking on this issue and its impact on women especially in Ireland in difficult and terrifying situations. The Minister stated public information campaigns make a difference. That is why we must talk about this issue, ensure it is not a hidden secret and bring it out into the open. I speak clearly...

Seanad: Credit Union Restructuring Board (Dissolution) Bill 2019: Second Stage (24 Nov 2020)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister of State here to speak on the Credit Union Restructuring Board (Dissolution) Bill. I very much acknowledge that ReBo has fulfilled its role, as he has said, under the 2012 legislation. He mentioned that there were 82 projects with assets of €6 billion that covered 156 restructuring of credit unions across 24 counties and performed very well over the period...

Seanad: Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (24 Nov 2020)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister of State to speak on the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020. I will ask about three points: the virtual meetings of credit unions; the fiscal council longer term; and credit unions accessing the European Union SURE scheme as a facility lender. The board of directors of every credit union is drawn from the members. As we have talked about it, a credit union...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Nov 2020)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the great funding that was announced yesterday as part of the just transition fund, which amounts to over €27.8 million. It is wonderful to see a project in my own home town of Ballinasloe getting funding of nearly half a million euro for remote working hubs. The just transition process follows on from job losses, climate change and us changing the types of industry that we...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2020: Second Stage (25 Nov 2020)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister to the House. I am very happy to see this Bill introduced. It is important that we are providing ways for local authorities to come together. I know how difficult it is. Many Senators were recently local authority members. Galway County Council is trying to hold its plenary meetings by bringing 40 to 45 councillors together in large GAA halls at the moment. The...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2020: Second Stage (25 Nov 2020)

Aisling Dolan: My final comment is on timelines for planning developments. Again, I am very familiar with a local one. I refer to a permit, nothing to do with planning as such, for the operation of a waste transfer station and I am involved in the campaign about the inappropriate location. The challenge we have is that there is no extension to the 25 working days for people to respond and make...

Seanad: Reopening Ireland (Department of Health): Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Aisling Dolan: Our first priority is to save lives. We are in a battle against Covid and every measure we take, every response and every part of our national armour is to protect Irish people and families. It is the worst crisis we have faced in generations. I think of the more than 2,000 families who have lost loved ones, of people who have gone to funerals with limited numbers and of people who cannot...

Seanad: Reopening Ireland (Department of Health): Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Aisling Dolan: I thank Senator McGahon, and all other Senators, for their contributions on reopening Ireland and the Government's response. I want to acknowledge the comments of Senator Carrigy on the loss of his mother. Our thoughts are with him. I ask the Minister of State, Deputy Frankie Feighan, to respond.

Seanad: Reopening Ireland (Department of Health): Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Aisling Dolan: The Minister of State has 45 minutes, if he wishes to use it all.

Seanad: Reopening Ireland (Department of Health): Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Aisling Dolan: Does that include the children's flu vaccine?

Seanad: Reopening Ireland (Department of Health): Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Aisling Dolan: Hear, hear. I thank the Minister of State, especially for those heartening words at the end. It is true that the end is in sight and 2021 will be a better year for the world, for Ireland and for the families living here. In accordance with the order of the Seanad today, the House stands adjourned until 2 p.m. next Monday.

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

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister. He has worked tirelessly with the EU Chief Negotiator, Michel Barnier, and a trade deal is necessary, but not at any cost. The willingness to compromise has to be demonstrated by all sides. The vote on the Brexit referendum in 2016 left the world in shock, and it left me in shock. The historic result of 51.9% to 49.1% changed the future of engagement between the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Dec 2020)

Aisling Dolan: I refer to a topic I have raised previously. Senator Murphy will be familiar with it as well. It is about community groups having to come together to challenge local authorities when it comes to inappropriate planning and locations of transfer stations on sites that force hundreds of trucks through the middle of a town. This is a significant issue for us. I bring it to the House's...