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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Families have faced devastation at Lough Funshinagh with their homes, farms and roads. Lough Funshinagh is a turlough, that is, a disappearing lake that has not disappeared in full for over 26 years. I have met families at Lough Funshinagh over the past while. There are generations of farming families living in Ardmullan, Lisfelim, Ballagh and Rahara, and I have extended family living in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy and Education: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Cathaoirleach. It is great to be here. This is my first time at a meeting of the Joint Committee on Autism and it is wonderful to have it, thanks to the Cathaoirleach. I have just gone through Mr. Kearney's opening statement and I thank him for the detail given there. It is very important. As he has mentioned, we have 13,000 school students with autism. That is a lot of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy and Education: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: The figure of 3,500 is over three and a half years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy and Education: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Does Ms Prendeville see it as being possible to roll this programme out regionally? We have 19,000 SNAs. How do we roll out the level of education we wish to provide to all our SNAs if we are only catering for 1,000 people a year? Does Ms Prendeville think other colleges could provide this programme and that we could increase the numbers involved each year in that way?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy and Education: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: The lockdown.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy and Education: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Is there any value to having an in-person type of engagement for SNAs as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy and Education: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: That is great, but how do we get more people trained up? It is a great course and I know many people who wish to do it. Another issue in this context is that many people are subbing in SNA roles. From what I understand, though, this programme is currently only available to those who are full-time SNAs, but many people are working in these roles part-time. We wish to get more people to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy and Education: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Is it up to the schools to say that even people subbing are eligible to do this course?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy and Education: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: The schools decide.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy and Education: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: What about the part-time aspect?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy and Education: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Can I ask one last quick question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy and Education: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I will get a written response, if that is okay. My final point is that SNAs who are subbing and going into schools sometimes do not receive information about the children with whom they are dealing. Do the witnesses wish to comment on this aspect? The teachers are managing this. People are subbing and coming into a school environment. Many schools are trying to manage bringing in people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy and Education: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: To let the SNAs have the knowledge in advance to allow them to know how best to manage the children.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy and Education: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank Mr. Kearney.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Areas of Conservation (5 Jul 2022)

Aisling Dolan: This Commencement matter was intended for the Minister of State with responsibility for heritage and electoral reform, Deputy Noonan. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, for being here. I ask him to provide an update from the National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS, on the conservation status of 45 special areas of conservation, SAC, Irish turloughs and objectives to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Areas of Conservation (5 Jul 2022)

Aisling Dolan: From what I understand, then, the Geological Survey of Ireland, GSI, is stating Lough Funshinagh is still a turlough. Is that correct? From what I understand and from what the Minister of State has told me, he is stating that the last time Lough Funshinagh was cleared was in 2016, whereas Roscommon County Council has stated the last time it was fully drained was in 1996. In other words,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Areas of Conservation (5 Jul 2022)

Aisling Dolan: That would strike a balance.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Jul 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I raise the issue of the smart villages and rural towns meeting being held in Mountbellew this evening. The venue has been selected by Galway Rural Development, GRD, to receive this type of funding. I encourage people in the local area to come along. The meeting begins at 7.30 p.m. this evening and it will be great to be able to see the opportunities for funding. Mountbellew is now one of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I, too, welcome our guests in the Public Gallery. It is great that young women are coming in to visit the House. I hope they will be representatives in future. I wish to acknowledge the work of Maria Walsh, MEP, on mental health. I am a member of the Joint Sub-Committee on Mental Health. We know the impact the past couple of years have had, particularly on young people in towns across...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)

Aisling Dolan: That is not what was said. On a point of order-----