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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education (15 Nov 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Perhaps we could get reports. It is something we could highlight with the home school community liaison co-ordinators when there is that type of volume.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I support Senator Buttimer in offering condolences to those whose loved ones lost their lives in the United States. Club Q was the heart of the LGBT community. I hail those who put their lives on the line to stop the attack. It is absolutely incredible. As has been mentioned, I support the Garda today on the work it does in our communities day in, day out. The incident that has been...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2022)

Aisling Dolan: The coach operator does not accept the travel pass.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Ukrainian ambassador, who is here representing her country which is fighting for democracy. This weekend, the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, will visit Athlone. He will probably travel there by train. He will see the fantastic newly painted bus station, which is very integrated, being located beside the train station in the town. Athlone will have soon have...

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

Aisling Dolan: I welcome our guests. I will join in the calls for the Minister for Transport to attend the House. Many important reasons for this have already been mentioned, but another is the Connecting Ireland plan. Further punitive measures are being placed on motorists through the toll charges, but where are the bus services we need to ensure that people are able to get from A to B for work, college...

Seanad: Public Order and Safe Streets: Statements (23 Nov 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I also have time.

Seanad: Public Order and Safe Streets: Statements (23 Nov 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to speak on public order and safe streets. That community fund from the Criminal Assets Bureau is very important and crucial. That is going to deliver different types of activities, including sports activities. It will be used to engage people in many different areas, particularly the rural areas I am looking at. I am on the joint...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I ask members to ensure that mobile phones are switched off. This is because they interfere with the broadcasting equipment. The minutes of the meeting of 15 November are agreed. On behalf of the committee, I welcome: Dr. Niall Muldoon, Ombudsman for Children; Ms Suzanne Connolly, CEO of Barnardos; Ms Kathleen Moran, chairperson of the School Libraries Group of the Library Association of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I invite Ms Connolly to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank Ms Connolly and Barnardos for their level of detail. I invite Ms Kathleen Moran, chairperson of the school libraries group, SLG, of the Library Association of Ireland, LAI.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank Ms Moran for her contribution and for including the testimonies of the students, which was very powerful. I invite Mr. Michael Kelly, CEO and founder of Grow It Yourself, GIY, to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Aisling Dolan: The line about the happiness boosting bug is the best I have heard today. I look forward to hearing a lot more during the meeting. I call our final speaker, Dr. Colm Ó Cuanacháin from Fighting Words.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank Dr. Ó Cuanacháin. He made an important point about the ability to imagine a different future, which we all need. I will now move to committee members and I invite Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh to contribute. He has five minutes. We may have an opportunity at the end to come back if there are questions our guests did not have time to answer initially.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I will give a little bit of leeway but we can come back to this as well. If Dr. Muldoon wants to send anything to the committee he is welcome too. He might have another opportunity at the end. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan has five minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Deputy Jim O'Callaghan will have an opportunity to come back in at the end if that is all right. I thank Deputy Ó Laoghaire for his patience.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank Ms Connolly. Next is Deputy Conway-Walsh, to whom I hope to allow a little leeway.