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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: -----so that if anything changes in the future, you would hope it would apply to students who have also recently completed the course. Does Ms O’Sullivan have any feedback? I am just curious about the course itself. My earlier questions were around rolling this out, perhaps across other colleges in the country. I am curious about the online elements of that. Would there be any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I apologise for interrupting. I suppose the training that has been rolled out would be a way for all SNAs across the board to sort of get that additional experience perhaps and some of the elements and modules that were mentioned last time as well just around the needs. Some of the people here have identified all of the work that is done around healthcare needs and professional development.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank Mr. Pike. I ask Ms O'Sullivan and Ms O'Mahony to comment on this matter, if there is time remaining.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: It is also important to get it rolled out as quickly as possible across the country.

Seanad: Annual Transition Statement: Statements (22 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Minister of State for coming in to speak with us today on the 2020 Annual Transition Statement.How our society is going to have to adapt to change behaviours in respect of climate is crucial. We know every person in this country will have to change how they live, work, travel and run his or her home. I very much appreciate the very detailed update the Minister of State gave us....

Seanad: Annual Transition Statement: Statements (22 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Minister of State for his time.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: The preliminary results from the census have just come out and for the first time since 1841, we have 5.1 million people living in Ireland, which is pretty incredible. It is really crucial that we see Ireland as a country, State and democracy that is standing tall on its own two feet. The initial preliminary census data takes into account more than 2.1 million homes, which is an increase of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Supports Provision for Displaced Ukrainian Students: Discussion (14 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the witnesses for attending. It has been a really good discussion. As noted, it is about identifying elements that are working well and also areas on which we need to work and focus. We are looking at a situation in which at least 8 million Ukrainian people have fled their country. According to a recent report from the UN, nearly 14 million people have been displaced out of a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Supports Provision for Displaced Ukrainian Students: Discussion (14 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank Ms Carroll. I will move to Ms Ryan, if that is okay

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Supports Provision for Displaced Ukrainian Students: Discussion (14 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Supports Provision for Displaced Ukrainian Students: Discussion (14 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Is that in an online way or is it simply that translators are available? Is translation being provided online?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Supports Provision for Displaced Ukrainian Students: Discussion (14 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank Ms Ryan. I am conscious of time. I ask Mr. Henderson to come in for a few minutes and then Ms Ward.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Supports Provision for Displaced Ukrainian Students: Discussion (14 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Well done. That is great to know. I ask Ms Ward to respond, if we have time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Supports Provision for Displaced Ukrainian Students: Discussion (14 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: We have many pressures ahead of us but it is about seeing how we best use the resources we have.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Minister for coming here to debated the Bill with us. The third level education landscape has been transformed over the last number of years. We have had the creation of the brand new Department of Further, Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. There has also been great focus on third level, which is crucial. There has been the...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: The current legislation is not fit for purpose. The Bill before us needs to come into play right now. A body of work is being done by all our HEIs and the stakeholders that have been involved but we need to crave success and excellence and there needs to be a sense of competition between our technological universities and our HEIs. We need to reach those rankings again. We need to ensure...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: A few weeks ago, I met hundreds of people at the Raheen Woods Hotel, Athenry, County Galway. These were groups of people who work with Galway Rural Development under rural social schemes, Tús and community employment schemes. Many of our public representatives were also present. We know all our community heroes. They work in towns on all these schemes and doing so many projects....

Seanad: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: It is clear that this is groundbreaking legislation. The Government is bringing through legislation that will cater for so many people working in the private sector who currently do not have access to any sort of sick pay scheme. It is absolutely crucial that this happens. It is a statutory scheme that will come into place over a number of years. We will increase the period from three to...