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Seanad: Technological Universities Agenda: Statements (2 Dec 2020)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister to the House. It is great to hear an update on the TU agenda. As Fine Gael spokesperson on further and higher education, research, innovation and science, I am delighted with the progress the Minister has achieved to date with his officials in this brand new Department. It is quite exciting to be starting off with nothing having gone before and it being wide open for...

Seanad: Technological Universities Agenda: Statements (2 Dec 2020)

Aisling Dolan: An application has also been received from Athlone and Limerick ITs. Athlone Institute of Technology is close to my heart as it is only 15 minutes away from my home in Ballinasloe, and it is very important for the east Galway area as well as the midlands and the mid-west. The Connacht-Ulster Alliance application that will soon be submitted will bring together the Galway-Mayo, Sligo and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Dec 2020)

Aisling Dolan: As colleagues have noted, today we celebrate the International Day of People with Disabilities. Many buildings are being lit up with purple lights and people are being encouraged to wear purple. The theme this year is "Not all Disabilities are Visible", and we see this often in the context of mental health and those who suffer traumatic brain injuries. It is about recognising that...

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2020)

Aisling Dolan: We are discussing amendments Nos. 1 to 4. Are there any other speakers on those amendments? I call Senator Warfield.

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2020)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Minister of State for the clarifications he has given. We do understand the urgent nature of the legislation.

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2020)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Senator. I understand that he has expressed many concerns. This is emergency legislation because Brexit is not waiting.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Dec 2020)

Aisling Dolan: I am delighted to hear great news for Castlerea today. Harmac Medical has announced 60 new jobs in response to global demand for personal protective equipment, PPE, and surgical masks. It shows the excellence in medtech in the west and in Castlerea in particular. These jobs will be in engineering and quality. It is phenomenal. Each job will bring such benefit to the local economy and...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2020: Second Stage (8 Dec 2020)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister of State. We very much support the Finance Bill but there are nonetheless some huge concerns. As we have heard today, with the potential for a no-deal Brexit, there may be a significant impact on the agricultural sector. Within the budget there is roughly €340 million for Brexit measures and I know there is a €5 billion EU fund that is available to the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Dec 2020)

Aisling Dolan: I wish to raise two issues, the first of which is local. The Ballinasloe Says No campaign is up and running and we have a public meeting this evening. All Members are very welcome to join. We have invited Deputies and Senators from the Roscommon and Galway areas. It is a community group fighting for the health, safety and environmental impacts to low-lying floodplains. We are fighting on...

Seanad: Annual Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015: Statements (9 Dec 2020)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister. It was good to hear his speech. The Joint Committee on Climate Action meets every single day, so there is a huge amount of cross-party work being done. I come from the constituency of Roscommon-Galway. It is an area that has traditional industries, such as Bord na Móna. Ballinasloe is 10 km from Shannonbridge and not far from Lanesborough. The area has been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Effects of Covid-19 on Further Education and Training: Discussion (10 Dec 2020)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome Ms Hanney, Mr. Brownlee and Ms Gallagher. Mr. Brownlee attended the WorkEqual event and we appreciate that he was involved in that a month or so ago. I recall meeting him through that. I was on the board of the Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board as a councillor for a year. I was very surprised as a councillor and a person. I worked in third level but I had no...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Effects of Covid-19 on Further Education and Training: Discussion (10 Dec 2020)

Aisling Dolan: Would the witnesses consider an ETB liaison person to deal with secondary schools in particular regions? Does that exist?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Effects of Covid-19 on Further Education and Training: Discussion (10 Dec 2020)

Aisling Dolan: Is that just in Dublin?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Effects of Covid-19 on Further Education and Training: Discussion (10 Dec 2020)

Aisling Dolan: What is the difference between teachers and trainers in an ETB?

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2020: Second Stage (14 Dec 2020)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister. As she mentioned, it is wonderful to hear how the officials and staff from the Department with responsibility for employment affairs and social protection, who work in each and every county, stepped up in such heroic fashion to support people who literally found themselves, from one week to the next, with no income when we entered into lockdown. The lockdown impacted...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Dec 2020)

Aisling Dolan: In a shocking incident at the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, GMIT, a recording showing lecturers making personal references to students when grading them in virtual assessments has outraged students and parents. As Fine Gael's spokesperson for education and further and higher education, and being from Galway, I am shocked and sorry to hear that this took place. It was disrespectful...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2020)

Aisling Dolan: I want to acknowledge that it has been six months since I became a Senator here. Reflecting back, I am proud of working with all my colleagues here to pass legislation that has had such an impact, particularly this year when dealing with Covid-19. I will mention a few other things around Christmas. Again, I encourage people who are going home for Christmas and will be meeting their parents...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2020)

Aisling Dolan: Well said.

Seanad: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Dec 2020)

Aisling Dolan: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Dec 2020)

Aisling Dolan: Is that agreed? Agreed.