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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2024)

Aisling Dolan: It has been a wonderful weekend seeing democracy in action. It has been incredible and exhilarating and there has been such excitement. There have been ups and downs and lows and disappointment, but it has been phenomenal. I have worked with many of our candidates in Fine Gael. We are delighted to see that we have doubled the number of our councillors in the Roscommon-Galway...

Seanad: Control of Dogs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (11 Jun 2024)

Aisling Dolan: I thank Senator McGreehan for raising this issue. I offer my sympathies to the family of Nicole Morey in Limerick. It was a tragedy that the family and everyone else will never forget. It is shocking that we hear these stories. We spoke about this issue last year with regard to a child who was attacked, which Senator Malcolm Byrne mentioned. I appreciate the work that has been done to...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Former President Mary Robinson (12 Jun 2024)

Aisling Dolan: It is an absolute honour to speak with Iar-Uactarám Mary Robinson. She is a woman from the west of Ireland on the world's stage. Mrs. Robinson has spoken about the 1990s and the winds of change that came to Ireland. She was an inspiration to me and an inspiration to all the young schoolboys and schoolgirls who were here. She knows what it means to be a symbol, which is what she is....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2024)

Aisling Dolan: The 50-bed ward block at Sacred Heart Hospital and Care Home on the Golf Links Road in Roscommon is going to take a leap forward today. Senator Eugene Murphy is here and this has been a major issue for him and many other public representatives. They have stressed the urgent need for this development and have advocated for it for years. The Minister of State with responsibility for mental...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2024)

Aisling Dolan: Roscommon town was today named the best-kept large town. This is an all-island accolade. Towns in Northern Ireland also go forward in this competition. I am really proud to see that Roscommon town has won this all-island accolade. The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, is a big promoter of Tidy Towns, with the awards presented in conjunction with SuperValu as...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Jun 2024)

Aisling Dolan: Today there was an announcement of just transition funds. That is over €80 million of Exchequer funds combined with EU just transition funds of another €80 million. That is €160 million for the counties in the midlands, including Roscommon and the Ballinasloe municipal district in County Galway. I compliment the groups, community groups and entities that will receive...

Seanad: National Cancer Services: Motion (19 Jun 2024)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister of State. I acknowledge Senator Kyne, as a Senator from the west of Ireland, for tabling this motion. In 2022, we attended a presentation by Professors Michael Kerin and Maccon Keane. These consultants took time out of an unbelievably precious schedule to visit Buswells Hotel and give a presentation. Senator Kyne raised a key point about a cancer centre in the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2024)

Aisling Dolan: I appreciate it. I thank all the Senators here. Students from fourth, fifth and sixth class in Cloontuskert National School are here today. They met Senator Flynn earlier. These young people are our future generation. They were finalists in VEX Robotics. This small school in the west of Ireland, located a few miles outside of Ballinasloe, competes at the highest level. I am also told...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Jun 2024)

Aisling Dolan: I pay tribute to a group that is visiting us today, comprising councillors and candidates who ran in the local election. I pay tribute to people who put their names on the ballot paper and who, sometimes with the help of family and friends, go out and about and want to represent their local communities. I want to pay tribute to two of those people, Dympna Daly-Finn and Councillor Gareth...

Seanad: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (26 Jun 2024)

Aisling Dolan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2024)

Aisling Dolan: Comhghairdeas to Senator Kyne as well on his new post as Deputy Leader of the House and leader of the Fine Gael group. I pay tribute to him because he has been involved so much in guiding and mentoring many of us, especially when we were new here way back. It seems a long time ago now when we first came in as new Senators. I also congratulate Senator Regina Doherty, who is our new MEP....

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (27 Jun 2024)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Dillon, to the House in his new role at the Department of housing. It is great that he is overlooking and reviewing the third-largest Bill to come before the Houses. I very much take on board what the Minister of State referred to in his opening statement concerning the engagement with so many groups across the board. I refer to the amendments...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2024)

Aisling Dolan: I acknowledge the people who are with me here today. They are my friends from Ballinasloe. They have come with their families and the next generation. I acknowledge people who have known me up and down and in and out. We know our life here can sometimes be very intense and we know that our lives as Senators and public representatives can be full on. Sometimes our friends and families...

Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 Jul 2024)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Minister for being with us to address this Bill. To follow on from what my colleagues have said, it is important we see this sector is managed well, supervised well and monitored. It is about ensuring we have the same level of care, attention and so on across all providers. That is very understandable. I agree with Senator Currie. It is important we give reassurance to those...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (3 Jul 2024)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, to the House to talk about the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024. The rent-a-room relief scheme is crucial. That programme has been brought in for people to have additional income, of course, and to be able to give a space to others. I see it in my home town. Nurses and doctors who come to work in Portiuncula Hospital for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Aisling Dolan: I congratulate our new Minister, Deputy Peter Burke. As a Senator representing Roscommon and Galway, we have Athlone in common. We can see how both Westmeath County Council and Roscommon County Council work together to ensure the development of Athlone as a centre for the live sciences. Only recently, Athlone was nominated as a growth town and that is through the Western Development...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Minister for his time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Moving Together: A Strategic Approach to Improving the Efficiency of Ireland’s Transport System: Minister for Transport and Communications (3 Jul 2024)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Minister for providing more than €400 million for safety on the Ballaghaderreen to Scramogue road in County Roscommon. This was an extremely dangerous road on which lives were lost. I acknowledge the attention given to this matter. We also have a brand-new Local Link service from Castlerea to Mountbellew and Ballinasloe. I was in Galway last week and saw the new X51...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Moving Together: A Strategic Approach to Improving the Efficiency of Ireland’s Transport System: Minister for Transport and Communications (3 Jul 2024)

Aisling Dolan: And the electric buses.