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Seanad: Independent Review of the Handling of Past Complaints of Abuse in St John Ambulance Ireland: Motion (29 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I second the motion.

Seanad: Independent Review of the Handling of Past Complaints of Abuse in St John Ambulance Ireland: Motion (29 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Minister for his presence in the Chamber today for this Private Members' motion in the names of Senators Doherty and Seery Kearney and others. We know that the St. John Ambulance is an international humanitarian organisation with over 500,000 volunteers in over 20 countries. This is an extremely difficult situation. In his statement on the report, the Minister welcomed the...

Seanad: Housing: Statements (Resumed) (29 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister of State. It is nice to see him in the House for what for me is the first time. We are here to speak about the Housing for All plan. I thank the Minister for his overview. I will highlight some of the things I have seen in the Roscommon-Galway region, which is the area I represent. One of the key things has been the income threshold increase to qualify for social...

Seanad: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Statements (29 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister of State. I welcome the Minister's comments just before he had to leave. Inland Fisheries Ireland's role is to protect, manage and conserve more than 74,000 km of river and 128,000 ha of lakes. It is an incredible amenity. I think of the operations teams. My thoughts are with the fisheries officers, environmental officers, inspectors, people involved in angling and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome Dr. Ruth Freeman and Mr. Reynolds, again. I know we had a chance to speak about all the work he does. I listened to the opening statements and I loved the way he listed out all the different careers, and one would never think physics was part of them. It is so true that so much of what we do and so many of these careers have a background and a base in science. Dr. Freeman was...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: This morning the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, is making an announcement about hot school meals. This is great news. We know the impact of having hot school meals in our schools. The scheme has been rolled out from around 30 schools a few years ago to almost 500 schools today. Based on an independent report into the hot school meals programme, the Minister is now looking to expand the hot...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I congratulate the Minister. This is a great day for so many groups. It is about universal healthcare and ensuring that Ireland has a system of healthcare that is for everyone and that is not limited. By removing that €80 charge up to €800, the Minister is making inpatient charges free. As he mentioned, the only charges that remain are emergency department and minor injuries...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: That is perfect. I really like the point about funding for careers with a maths background.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: It is to keep the passion going. Is that what they want to do?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: Someone might have a maths or computer science background and go into the tech sector or coding. When we had the crisis in banking, for example, or when banks closed in regional areas because of consumer behaviour and so on, people from banking moved into other areas, such as caring, or came back into teaching. I am curious about bringing people in their 40s and 50s back into a teaching...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I do not agree that is the sole factor. We as a society do not encourage people in their 40s and 50s to think about two or three careers in a lifetime, which will be the case going forward.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: There is a lot of burnout in today’s society, and mental health and stress issues. There is sometimes a way to benefit people who wish to have a change.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: There is a step involving being able to access online courses and do things in the evening and at weekends when people are doing different roles and for people considering making career changes. That is something we probably need to look at.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome all the witnesses here today. I will direct my first question to Ms McMahon from Enterprise Ireland. I am a big fan of the viewpoints she put forward regarding what we need to do about education. How would Ms McMahon see the dedicated enterprise liaison teams working in our universities? I am in agreement around the evidence base. On the regional and national skills forum I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: When Ms McMahon was linking with the schools, was it the career guidance teacher in post-primary? Who was Ms McMahon's contact within a school? Was it the principal?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: Is that the technology transfer office that Ms McMahon is speaking of?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: The tech transfer office would be based a university.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I suppose equity for all students, and being able to have that connection and structured network set up, is crucial. I might bring in Dr. Soden, on the IDA Ireland side, as well. It is great to have them all here with us. I come from a small town, Ballinasloe, and I am looking at the Roscommon and Galway regional areas. What I am trying to look at is how we should work to make sure we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: Would they work together on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: They have not the structures for engagement.