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Joint Committee On Health: Dual Diagnosis and Mental Health: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: Not one referral with two or three of those disorders put together in one.

Joint Committee On Health: Dual Diagnosis and Mental Health: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I thank Mr. Williams. I appreciate it.

Joint Committee On Health: Dual Diagnosis and Mental Health: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: It is dealt with from the inside. I thank the witnesses.

Joint Committee On Health: Dual Diagnosis and Mental Health: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I appreciate that. I thank Dr. Mac Gabhann.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: Excellent.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: As we are coming into spring, it is a beautiful, sunny day today. In April, the Tidy Towns clean-ups will begin throughout the country. I was out and about last weekend and it was amazing to see families come together to take part in keeping our towns and villages clean and tidy. Although it is chilly out there today, it is going to be great in the next few weeks to have our towns and...

Seanad: Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Bill 2019: Second Stage (7 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Minister for coming to the House to speak on powerful legislation that will change patient safety. It is about patient rights. It is crucial legislation. He acknowledged the work of Vicky Phelan has been a key driver for this legislation on behalf of women and as part of that group. The key thing we want of the legislation is culture change in the hospital environment. We are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: Excellent. I will have to ask for some tips.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I love it. That is good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: That is absolutely true. What is really nice about those design lab spaces is being able to walk about rather than having to sit down in a chair. Ideas can come to people as they move around the space.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: As Ms Ní Chéileachair says, it does not take too much. The Creagh National School in Ballinasloe is using all its outdoor space. It is doing gardening with vegetable patches and all of this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: And umbrellas.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: Mr. Duffy already has a role model in the family.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: Great.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: It is about ambition and striving hard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: Ms Leydon is absolutely right. That is where the expansion of DEIS hopefully to nearly one in four schools and maybe expansion to post primary as well will be crucial.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I agree completely. It is about connected living. Lifelong learning is one of the areas where Ireland could rank a great deal higher. I thank Ms O’Reilly and everybody else in attendance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I thank everyone who has come before the committee this morning and made the trip. It is a lovely sunny morning here. It is great to have their input into why and how we promote STEM subjects. My background is that I worked in Science Foundation Ireland, SFI, for a while so was involved a bit with the discover science programmes. At that time, SFI was doing research into why more girls...