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Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare (Dogs) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I very much welcome the Minister, who is here to discuss the Animal Health and Welfare (Dogs) Bill 2022. I thank our colleagues for bringing this forward. I grew up on a farm and around animals and I respect animals both large animals and small. I respect large animals because when you are in a field with a bull and cattle, you quickly understand that you are safe if you respect them....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)

Aisling Dolan: Our guests visiting Leinster House, Josephine Kelly and Margaret Rogerson, represent Ahascragh-Fohenagh in County Galway. They are here because we were fundraising for a community centre in Ahascragh. People might remember that area was made famous by Seán Moncrieff in "Don’t Feed the Gondolas" way back when. This town does not have a community centre. Currently, the old hall...

Seanad: Provision of Free HRT Treatment: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister of State here today, and support Senator Pauline O'Reilly in her call around access for women to hormone replacement therapy. We have spoken on this before and had many discussions and debates. It was mentioned once about the word "menopause" being mentioned more times in this Chamber than in a lot of previous Seanadaí and Governments to date. We are openly...

Seanad: Provision of Free HRT Treatment: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2023)

Aisling Dolan: Hear, hear.

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

Aisling Dolan: Today in the education committee we heard an update from Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science officials on targets the Department achieved under its performance review.Over 209,000 people are in higher education and over 32,000 people are in postgraduate education. We know the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the departmental officials and I thank them for their statements.. They are going through the performance report and they have highlighted quite a lot of different areas. I wish to go through a few issues with them. The Department is looking at school buildings and school places according to the national development plan. I have heard some of our representatives here talk...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I understand. I take that on board and hopefully the departmental officials can come back to me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Aisling Dolan: School buildings and school places are the two in the national development plan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I thank Ms Kirwan. She may know the area I am referring to quite well. We potentially have another 200 homes coming onstream before next September, which are not included in the figures from the census or the GIS. How is the Department linking in with local authorities in this regard? I have talked to all the school principals and I know the schools are full in the town area. There is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Aisling Dolan: Does that information come from the planning offices of the local authorities?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Aisling Dolan: Do the county councils take it on themselves to contact the Department to notify it of additional developments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Aisling Dolan: Does the Department have somebody who contacts the county council on a regular basis?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Aisling Dolan: Will Ms Kirwan provide a response to the committee on exactly how that engagement happens and how regularly it takes place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I would also like to know who the person is with responsibility for that in Galway and Roscommon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Aisling Dolan: At what point does the Department talk to the school transport section when there is no additional accommodation and there is a need to have access to, say, a two-teacher school in a rural area?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Aisling Dolan: Is there a regular meeting between the school planning and school transport sections on all relevant issues across the country?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I would be delighted to support Ms Kirwan in working towards a more structured engagement. Are any of the officials responsible for the school transport section?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Aisling Dolan: My main question is when the school transport review will be published. I am sure colleagues, including the Cathaoirleach, have asked the same. Is there any idea as to when it will be available? Second, structured engagement needs to happen in crisis areas where there potentially are challenges around school capacity in September. There must be structured engagement and a highlighting of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I thank Mr. O'Leary. I have one other point to raise with Ms Kirwan. I would love to invite her to see the really positive things that are happening in Ballinasloe. Our town is growing, with nearly 1,000 children in primary school and another 1,000 at post-primary level. Both of the secondary schools are 100 years old. Garbally College, the boys' school, and Ardscoil Mhuire, the girls'...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Aisling Dolan: All the questions are going to Ms Kirwan.