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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Engagement with the Minister for Education (12 Oct 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Yes, on a national level.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Engagement with the Minister for Education (12 Oct 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Engagement with the Minister for Education (12 Oct 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Chair for allowing me to come back in. I thank also the Minister and officials at the Department. The DEIS programme and rollout are fantastic to see. One in four schools is in the programme. A secondary school in Ballinasloe, County Galway, was one of the schools in Galway to join and it recently received investment for a classroom. It is phenomenal. One of my earlier...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Engagement with the Minister for Education (12 Oct 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Yes, they are crucial.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Engagement with the Minister for Education (12 Oct 2022)

Aisling Dolan: It would be useful perhaps to understand the costs associated with it. Is it the case this review will be completed in a number of months and access will not be possible until the review is completed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Engagement with the Minister for Education (12 Oct 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I would appreciate if she provided a timeline. It is a fantastic service. To be honest, I loved reading and I must admit I would love to go back to school now although I do not know how I would fit everything in. I do not get time to read anything now. The My Open Library initiative of the local authorities is a fantastic initiative. It is being rolled out, for example, in Ballinasloe,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Engagement with the Minister for Education (12 Oct 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I would like to go back. I thank the Minister for her time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Engagement with the Minister for Education (12 Oct 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Minister. That is a good sign.

Seanad: Consumer Rights Bill 2022 - Second Stage (11 Oct 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Minister of State for coming in. It is great to see we are looking at consumer rights and at strengthening them. I heard the Minister of State's opening remarks and understand there have been delays and challenges around the fact it has been so complex and that this has been a key reason for the delays. It is crucial we are looking at consumer rights. A section I wish to...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Minister for being with us here today. We have spoken numerous times about many projects, in particular around Galway. I was involved in the local campaign for the Galway to Dublin cycleway. It is fantastic that the bridge in Athlone is now getting built. It is an amazing project. It is three pieces of infrastructure, and they were brought over further down the Shannon and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Tens of thousands of people came into Ballinasloe this weekend for the Ballinasloe Fair and Festival. It was wonderful because it has not run for the last two years. This was its 300th anniversary. It was about meeting family and friends and about having a lot of craic and ceol in the town. We had music and bands, particularly those that are well-known locally, although they are...

Seanad: Passport Office: Motion (5 Oct 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I again thank the Senators who have brought forward the motion. I welcome the update from the Minister of State on the achievement with the Passport Office this year. It has been a challenging time, something that is understood by everyone. The Department of Foreign Affairs put measures in place. As the Minister of State has noted, the demand for online passports is incredible. I...

Seanad: Passport Office: Motion (5 Oct 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Some are in their 80s or 90s.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Nature Restoration Target: COPA-COGECA (5 Oct 2022)

Aisling Dolan: It is great to have a representative from County Roscommon here. I welcome Mr. Curley. I suppose he would know about where we come from in the west and the challenges we face. We already have many areas under conservation in the west of Ireland. We have many areas of conservation. That is very much be down to its geographic make up and landscape. It is limestone. Quite a large number...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Nature Restoration Target: COPA-COGECA (5 Oct 2022)

Aisling Dolan: We have the presentation in front of us. Mr. Curley speaks about the background of Copa Cogeca on the first slide.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Nature Restoration Target: COPA-COGECA (5 Oct 2022)

Aisling Dolan: The challenge where we come from is having a viable farming sector while also having to deal with the landscape we have. The overall aim of nature restoration is food security. It is about healthy ecosystems. The overall goal is trying to ensure we have clean water. This has been introduced along with the habitats directive and the birds direct. The EU is also looking at how to maintain...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Nature Restoration Target: COPA-COGECA (5 Oct 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Mr. Curley is an expert on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Nature Restoration Target: COPA-COGECA (5 Oct 2022)

Aisling Dolan: What Mr. Curley is saying is so true. What we want to see and what we are seeing is farmers leading on many technologies to manage the demands. Our population is growing at global level. It is down to our farmers to provide food security at a global level. We are all working towards common goals. The overall aim of this is food security and having healthy ecosystems so that we continue...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Sep 2022)

Aisling Dolan: The Minister for Education, Deputy Foley, is doing a press conference in the Department of Education. She has announced that the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform will meet the costs of the families who have been waiting for the remaining concessionary bus tickets. This is crucial. It is something I have campaigned for within Fine Gael with Senators Lombard and McGahon. We had a...

Seanad: Impact of Cost of Living Issues on Young People in Ireland: Motion (28 Sep 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Senators who tabled the motion, which allows us to discuss the issue of young people and the challenges they face. We know that we are in uncertain times, that there is a lot of anxiety and that the past two years, when we had to deal with Covid and the lockdowns, have been harrowing. This has impacted all age groups but particularly young people. As a spokesperson for further...