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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues in Higher and Further Education: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Minister. I appreciate his response. On the opportunity around lifelong learning, whether it is about engaging part time or it involves lone parents, maybe the age of 65 is too low. I know of many people who have retired and have gone back to do PhDs and postdocs in their 70s. If we expanded that age limit, what figures would come back? Even locally, I know that. People at...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2023)

Aisling Dolan: It is an honour that Maura Healey, the Governor of Massachusetts, will be visiting Ireland and will speak in Seanad Éireann next Tuesday. She is the first woman to hold that position in Massachusetts. She is one of the first openly gay candidates to run for and to be elected to office. Ireland has incredible ties to Boston, Massachusetts. So many Irish people feel that it is a home...

Seanad: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Second Stage (20 Jun 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister. I thank him for bringing forward this Bill. It is great to see how his Department is embracing the digital side of things. It would be great to see that across a number of other Departments. Antimicrobial resistance is a crucial issue. We see the regulations pharmacists and chemists have to look at in order to try to manage antimicrobial resistance, especially in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jun 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I would like to raise two issues this morning; first, the retained fire service and the challenges for retained firefighters. I know that colleagues have raised this during the week. We have had people presenting on the issue as well, and people who have travelled to stand outside the gates of Leinster House. In my local area, retained firefighters provide an essential service, in...

Seanad: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, to the Chamber to speak about this fantastic legislation. Ireland is world class in delivering on food and farming, with grass-fed farms. This is the next step to bring us up and ensure there is transparency at all stages. I welcome this new Bill. As the Minister mentioned, 9% of exports come from the farming sector. Nearly 170,000 people work...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Jun 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister, Deputy McEntee, and congratulate her and her family. It is great to have her here. She is present to discuss the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022. The Minister is aware – we can also see that here today - words have power. As the Minister has noted very clearly, hate crimes are on the increase. The Garda stated...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Jun 2023)

Aisling Dolan: Thank you, a Leas-Chathaoirligh. It cannot be the case that we live in a society that does not allow people to live without that fear. As the Minister outlined, there has been public consultation on the Bill she has brought before us, which started in 2019. I know that she has engaged with different stakeholders and officials in her Department on the Bill. The Minister has compared the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Jun 2023)

Aisling Dolan: May I continue?

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Jun 2023)

Aisling Dolan: Will the Minister get a chance to respond?

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Jun 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I look forward to the Minister's response when she comes back to the Chamber. I understand that people want to give more time to the process, but it has been ongoing since 2019. We must put the legislation in place. We need to have something in place as soon as possible. The Minister is giving the Bill time. She will come back to the Chamber and will engage on amendments. It is very...

Seanad: Capital Investment in the Health Service: Statements (1 Jun 2023)

Aisling Dolan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach Gníomhach. I thank the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, for being with us today to debate the HSE capital plan. Is the figure of more than €1 billion for infrastructure across the country incredible? The Minister is looking at it not only in the hospital environment but in the primary care network. I am delighted to see the investment...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2023)

Aisling Dolan: Investment in Portiuncula University Hospital is a major priority for me. I was delighted and honoured to bring the Taoiseach to meet the assistant general manager, Ms Marguerite Dooley, the director of nursing, Ms Mary Mahon, and the senior clinical management team in the hospital when he visited Ballinasloe last February. The Taoiseach had an opportunity to open a new CT scan facility and...

Seanad: Garda Reserve: Statements (31 May 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I very much appreciate the Acting Chairperson, Senator Keogan, allowing me to contribute. I thank the Minister, Deputy Harris, who was here earlier, for his contribution. I welcome the Minister of State. I welcome these statements. As the Minister pointed out, the strategy in this regard is around the key commitments of recruitment, training and development, deployment, governance and...

Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences against the Person (Amendment) (Spiking) Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 May 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I do not mind. I can share in case anyone else wants to come in a second time.

Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences against the Person (Amendment) (Spiking) Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 May 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Minister very much for coming to the Chamber today. I also thank the members of Young Fine Gael, who are fighting for the cause, for being here. I thank them so much, because campaigning is what it is all about. It is about having fighting to get something changed and doing the hard work behind that. That is what those who are present did, and they brought the idea to the Fine...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (25 May 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Heydon. He is here on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly. The Government made a decision in January 2022 to acknowledge the incredible work by healthcare staff during the Covid pandemic and the service given in a crisis to keep people safe. Staff went to work every day with patients sick from...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (25 May 2023)

Aisling Dolan: We asked these workers to step up at the start of the Covid period. We asked them to do their jobs despite the risk of sickness and before they had the necessary personal protective equipment. We asked them to go into work morning after morning, as we all listened every evening to the news of rising case numbers. The people working in hospitals did not ask the Government to wait until we...

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

Aisling Dolan: I thank Senator Seery Kearney for introducing the Bill on spiking. It is crucial.

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

Aisling Dolan: I formally second it. It is the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person (Amendment) (Spiking) Bill 2023. I thank Senator Seery Kearney for introducing it on behalf of all Fine Gael Senators. I thank Senator Doherty and acknowledge the work we have done with Young Fine Gael. This is a terrible experience to happen to anyone, especially when they are enjoying themselves on a night out. I...

Seanad: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 May 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Minister for being here to deal with this Bill that concerns certain cohorts of registrants with the Medical Council. As the Minister mentioned earlier, he has tabled amendments associated with the investigation of complaints by the Medical Council and this Bill also concerns the registration of social care workers. I want to raise queries that I have received that concern CORU...