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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 (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 (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 (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 (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: 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 (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: Order of Business (30 May 2024)

Aisling Dolan: I also wish to join in the comments on the candidates going around knocking on doors. I have been around with a lot of our Fine Gael candidates in Roscommon and Galway, and there is a lot of excitement and enthusiasm going up hills, down dales and down boreens. It is great craic. I thank people who take the time to engage, particularly with new candidates coming to people's doors. I...

Seanad: Housing Commission Report: Motion (29 May 2024)

Aisling Dolan: It is great to have the opportunity to speak on this motion. As of 2024, €5 billion has been allocated to housing. That is a commitment from Government to ensure we have a plan in place. It is true that this is the number one priority of Government. It is a number one priority to make sure we have more access to housing, including local authority and affordable housing. You need...

Seanad: Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Second Stage (28 May 2024)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, to the House. She knows that this is fundamental and landmark legislation. As she stated, one third of people do not have access to a pension at the moment. The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, TILDA, has stated that the population over 65 is going to double between now and close to 2050. People in Ireland are living to an average age of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cycling Facilities (22 May 2024)

Aisling Dolan: I thank Senator McDowell. I welcome the Minister of State. I know he is looking at this matter within the Department of Transport. I appreciate his time coming in and speaking on this issue. This relates to the Galway to Athlone cycleway, which will transform our towns and local communities in the west with a world-class cycleway linking towns and completing probably the first...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cycling Facilities (22 May 2024)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Minister of State. Is he able to share the estimated timeline for completion? When is it proposed that will be the case? Are we looking at maybe 2027 or 2028? I appreciate contractors will be in situ, hopefully, in quarter 4 2024. It is key that we build on the work that has been completed to date, that we move the project forward in a smooth way and that the teams will work...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Cathaoirleach. The deadline for the increased cost of business, ICOB, grant is coming up on midnight next Wednesday. It is wonderful that the Minister, Deputy Peter Burke, and Government have decided to extend this grant but I want to ask that all local authorities - the ones that manage the rates' payments - are ensuring that a reminder is issued. Businesses need to receive a...

Seanad: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Second Stage (21 May 2024)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister of State in his new role and congratulate him. It is fantastic to hear about the new future Ireland fund and the infrastructure, climate and nature fund. It is fantastic they have been welcomed internationally and here by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council. It looks in particular at four areas, including demography. I believe our population is now 5.2 million and it...

Seanad: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Second Stage (21 May 2024)

Aisling Dolan: Can I come back in?

Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (21 May 2024)

Aisling Dolan: We know this new agency is going to be ground-breaking and transformative. It is about research and innovation across all disciplines. What is phenomenal is that it now places research, particularly in the arts, social sciences and humanities, on a statutory footing which previously did not exist. We are going to see that this new agency has a statutory footing for funding in those areas....