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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Mar 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I wish the Leader of the House a happy International Women's Day. I thank Sinead Guckian for such a wonderful work of art. It is absolutely beautiful. Today, we celebrate hard-won achievements by both men and women for equality and gender diversity. However, unless women are sitting at the table, then we do not have equality and we are not making the decisions. Angela Merkel spoke about...

Seanad: International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I have enjoyed the past half an hour, listening to everyone's statements and the stories that have been told. There has been a richness to the stories about our families and the strong women in our lives, including our mums and grandmothers. It hits me that we are very fortunate. All of those women lived through hard times such as the war-torn years in the 1940s, and we know the infant...

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (8 Mar 2021)

Aisling Dolan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. Táimid an-bhródúil as a bheith ag caint sa Teach seo. Tá ráiteas an Aire Stáit ar fáil lasmuigh den Seomra. Tá ocht nóiméad ag gach urlabhraí. Glaoim ar an Seanadóir Mullen.

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (8 Mar 2021)

Aisling Dolan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Seanadóir as an ráiteas sin, inar luaigh sí an bean an tí a bhí aici agus í sa Ghaeltacht.

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (8 Mar 2021)

Aisling Dolan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Seanadóir. Tá na grúpaí atá ag obair ar son na Gaeilge an-tábhachtach. Beidh ráiteas an Aire ar fáil nuair atá sí ag caint. Ní bheidh sé ar fáil before then. Glaoim ar an Seanadóir Ó Donnghaile.

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (8 Mar 2021)

Aisling Dolan: Glaoim ar an Seanadóir Catherine Ardagh anois.

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (8 Mar 2021)

Aisling Dolan: Tá an ceart ag an Seanadóir. Tá beagáinín Gaeilge agus Béarla ag gach duine agus is tábhachtach iad a úsáid gach lá.

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (8 Mar 2021)

Aisling Dolan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Seanadóir. Tá Gaelscoil, Scoil Uí Cheithearnaigh, i mo bhaile i mBéal Átha na Sluaighe ach ní raibh sí ann nuair a bhí mé ar scoil.

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (8 Mar 2021)

Aisling Dolan: Is lá na mná é, a Sheanadóir Garvey. Tá an teanga an-saibhir agus tá an-suim agam in etymology na mbailte freisin. Glaoim ar an Aire labhairt anois.

Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (8 Mar 2021)

Aisling Dolan: Glaoim ar an Seanadóir Clifford-Lee anois.What we do not want to do is reduce supply while doing the right thing. We do not want to have a negative impact on supply in the sector. What we need to do is increase supply. We know this. We have been speaking about it for years and it just has not happened. Unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandemic has put a halt to construction. That will...

Seanad: Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (12 Mar 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister of State here today and wish everyone Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona. I almost forgot that St. Patrick's Day will be next week. I support this Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill and the amendments. As the Minister of State mentioned, it is a priority Bill to reform the Personal Insolvency Act 2012 and the Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Act 2015 to support...

Seanad: Family Leave Bill 2021: Second Stage (12 Mar 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister. It is great to see this Bill before us and I am delighted to support it. What we are looking at here is increasing the duration of parents' leave from two to five weeks' paid leave for parents of children under the age of one. It shows the Government's support to young families. I also welcome the support for same-sex couples to avail of adoptive leave. The...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Mar 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I am delighted today with the announcement from the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Deputy Humphreys, about the outdoor recreational infrastructure programme. It is worth €6 million. It is wonderful because there is €500,000 for Mote Park in Roscommon. This shows the commitment to regional development, which is crucial. We are currently in lockdown, but we must...

Seanad: Covid-19 (Tourism): Statements (22 Mar 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Deputy Catherine Martin, to the House. I represent the region of Roscommon and east Galway where there has been fantastic investment in key tourism and recreational initiatives. I want to highlight the key role of walking, cycling clubs and volunteers in our communities, as well as Tidy Towns and the real sense...

Seanad: National Development Plan: Statements (22 Mar 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Minister. I am delighted to hear the focus on balanced regional development, particularly on broadband. It will be really important.

Seanad: National Development Plan: Statements (22 Mar 2021)

Aisling Dolan: Yes, it is important to mention region and transition and the regional spatial economic strategy as well as investment in the west.

Seanad: National Development Plan: Statements (22 Mar 2021)

Aisling Dolan: It is very important to represent the needs of the west, particularly the east Galway wastewater treatment plant. I call Senator Alice-Mary Higgins, who is also from the west.

Seanad: National Development Plan: Statements (22 Mar 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Senator for making great points. It is also very important to increase LocalLink transport services. I call Senator Gavan and he has six minutes.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Mar 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I raise today the issue of emergency accommodation for St. Teresa's Special School in Ballinasloe. There are only 115 or so special schools across the country. The challenge here is linked to an issue I have raised already in the House, an issue regarding Scoil an Chroí Naofa, the only DEIS band 1 school in Ballinasloe. It has no capacity to take on another special needs class so St....

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Minister for the short time I will get today. I will make three points, however. First, I welcome that the notice GPs are given about the vaccines they receive has gone from one day to two days. I know from speaking to a local GP that the number was down by 120 this week. I ask for confirmation on that. We know a big surge is coming in the last two days of March. Is it the...