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Joint Committee On Health: People Detained in Secure Forensic Mental Health Facilities: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Okay. Dr. Flynn has indicated there is further research but is the centre looking at further research following on from what has come out of the task force? It has roughly 60 recommendations, I think. In the IPRT report there are around 17. How does she propose to engage in further research? I am curious about how the groups might work together to feed into each other, especially when I...

Joint Committee On Health: People Detained in Secure Forensic Mental Health Facilities: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Aisling Dolan: That is really positive.

Joint Committee On Health: People Detained in Secure Forensic Mental Health Facilities: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Very good. I am not sure whether there are any other points we wanted to go through.

Joint Committee On Health: People Detained in Secure Forensic Mental Health Facilities: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Okay. That is really positive. I am not sure whether there are any other final comments. All of it seems to have come together in the past six months or so. There seems to have been a lot of activity here and it is perhaps a case of looking at what has come out of the task force. Our guests have spoken about what they have been reviewing in their research and the further research...

Joint Committee On Health: People Detained in Secure Forensic Mental Health Facilities: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Aisling Dolan: The Minister, Deputy McEntee, has shown a lot of interest in this issue. I understand the €200 million investment in the Cental Mental Hospital is the largest investment outside of the acute hospital sector. As we know, we are in dire need of beds in the mental health area. There has been joined-up thinking on this issue to date at Government level, between the Departments of Health...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank all of the Seanad 100 team for the event yesterday. It was wonderful to celebrate the fact that more than 800 Senators have served in Seanad Éireann of which nearly 120 were women. I very much appreciate the new portraits that have been added to the House to celebrate the women who have served here in Seanad Éireann. I wish to pay tribute to the Minister for Rural and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2022)

Aisling Dolan: It is hard to follow on from Bob Dylan.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank Senator Seery Kearney and the Joint Committee on International Surrogacy. It is a great achievement, and it shows the power of our committees as well. It came together in such a short time, sitting from February onwards to publishing report in June-July to now having more than 30 recommendations and the majority of those getting implemented. Senators were involved in the committee...

Seanad: Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Members of Local Authorities) Bill 2022: Second and Subsequent Stages (15 Dec 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to speak about to us. This is ground-breaking legislation because it is about ensuring we get gender-balanced representation within our local authorities across the country. I know the Minister of State has done a mountain of work on this over the past year or two years. I very much appreciate the fact that there has been a consultation...

Seanad: Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Members of Local Authorities) Bill 2022: Second and Subsequent Stages (15 Dec 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Dec 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I offer sympathies to the family of Seán Rooney, a young man of 23. The young men and women who have joined the Irish Defence Forces, Óglaigh na hÉireann, have taken on the mantle, responsibility and weight of representing Ireland and wearing the Irish flag abroad, as this young man did. We need to remember it is a sacrifice given on behalf of Ireland. We in the Houses of...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (16 Dec 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I congratulate our Cathaoirleach, Senator Buttimer, Conchobar, and all his family. They are so proud of him and everything he has achieved. Today is a dream of a lifetime. The Cathaoirleach should take every moment and enjoy it. The Cathaoirleach has said it is a privilege to be in the House and that each and every day he walks in is a privilege. We have heard how much this means to him...

Seanad: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (16 Dec 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I pay tribute to the outgoing Leas-Chathaoirleach, Senator Joe O'Reilly, a true friend. As always, he is on the same floor and he has given so much guidance to someone who was so new.Senator Joe O'Reilly has both expertise and wisdom. It is a real honour to know him and I cherish the fact that we have become good friends. As Senator Murphy has said, Senator O'Reilly has very close ties to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I thank our new Cathaoirleach. I am part of the Ballinasloe Says No committee. It is really how I got involved in being a community representative. It is a community group that challenged the inappropriate location of a waste transfer station in Ballinasloe, in low-lying floodplains. We received news this week that Galway County Council has noted that the planning permission has lapsed...

Seanad: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (24 Jan 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, on our first day back to discuss this national cultural institutions Bill. Today has seen the highest ever number of nominations for Irish artists and films at the Oscars. It is an incredible feat and we are very proud of it. We are proud of "An Cailín Ciúin" and "The Banshees of Inisherin". "The Banshees of Inisherin" showcases...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I know the cost of living causes such stress and that there are so many older people, including older men, who are afraid to turn on the heat because they are worried about the cost. I encourage people to look at the fuel allowance. It is really opening up for people over 70. In addition, the payment of €200 will be made this month and a further €200 will be put into people's...

Seanad: Wind Energy: Statements (25 Jan 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister and thank him for his visit to Athlone. It was great to see the first electric bus in one of the first regional spots outside the city in Dublin. Of course, we also have our brand new cycle way so they will be bussing and cycling it all through the midlands and into the west. I really appreciate the Minister being here to speak on wind energy. As has been mentioned...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Bus Services (31 Jan 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I also welcome the Minister of State to the House. She is here to take this Commencement matter on behalf of the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan. This is about the need and urgency around bus services in rural areas and specifically my own home area of Roscommon and Galway and Ballinasloe town.At the public consultation phase of the Connecting Ireland rural mobility plan, I...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Bus Services (31 Jan 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I appreciate the Minister of State is representing the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, but the services she has mentioned from the commercial providers go on the motorway. They do not go through the towns and villages we are supposed to be connecting. My huge issue is there are communities that benefited. Families, older people and students use that service. When the buses went on the old...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Feb 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I wish to acknowledge that more than half of the projects funded under active travel are in rural areas, which is 500 of the 1,200 projects, and there is €290 million coming into rural areas. It is greatly needed. We know there are busy roads and there are no footpaths. One can live in the country and yet not get a chance to go out and have a walk safely on roads at all. It is...