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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I, too, welcome our guests in the Public Gallery. It is great that young women are coming in to visit the House. I hope they will be representatives in future. I wish to acknowledge the work of Maria Walsh, MEP, on mental health. I am a member of the Joint Sub-Committee on Mental Health. We know the impact the past couple of years have had, particularly on young people in towns across...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)

Aisling Dolan: That is not what was said. On a point of order-----

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)

Aisling Dolan: On a point of order, I, too, was here on the Order of Business-----

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I was present for the Order of Business this morning and I listened to the Deputy Leader, who spoke about the legislation before the House today. She indicated that she had looked to see whether there would be an opportunity. She did not indicate that she had spoken directly to the Minister. She indicated that she had asked for time on this legislation. I believe the Minister is right to...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)

Aisling Dolan: An apology is required.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I will address some of the comments on this amendment. The purpose of the Bill is to fund a greater number of students to access third level through traditional universities but also our brand new technological universities. As a democratic state, we need to ensure funding is equally dispersed and managed throughout all of our institutions. The chief executive of the HEA will be...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I appreciate Senator Mullen’s concerns about academic freedom. It is crucial and a cornerstone of our democracy. The Senator is an advocate for the freedoms we need to protect and guarantee in many countries around the world. Ireland is, I hope, a great advocate for that through its participation in international organisations. We acknowledge that academic freedom, which is...

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (6 Jul 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Amendment No. 1 arises out of committee proceedings. Amendments Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive, 12 and 16 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (6 Jul 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Amendments Nos. 6 to 8, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (6 Jul 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Amendments Nos. 9 and 10 are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (6 Jul 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Amendment No. 11 has been ruled out of order.

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (6 Jul 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Amendments Nos. 13 and 14 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Areas of Conservation (5 Jul 2022)

Aisling Dolan: This Commencement matter was intended for the Minister of State with responsibility for heritage and electoral reform, Deputy Noonan. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, for being here. I ask him to provide an update from the National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS, on the conservation status of 45 special areas of conservation, SAC, Irish turloughs and objectives to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Areas of Conservation (5 Jul 2022)

Aisling Dolan: From what I understand, then, the Geological Survey of Ireland, GSI, is stating Lough Funshinagh is still a turlough. Is that correct? From what I understand and from what the Minister of State has told me, he is stating that the last time Lough Funshinagh was cleared was in 2016, whereas Roscommon County Council has stated the last time it was fully drained was in 1996. In other words,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Areas of Conservation (5 Jul 2022)

Aisling Dolan: That would strike a balance.

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

Aisling Dolan: I raise the issue of the smart villages and rural towns meeting being held in Mountbellew this evening. The venue has been selected by Galway Rural Development, GRD, to receive this type of funding. I encourage people in the local area to come along. The meeting begins at 7.30 p.m. this evening and it will be great to be able to see the opportunities for funding. Mountbellew is now one of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Families have faced devastation at Lough Funshinagh with their homes, farms and roads. Lough Funshinagh is a turlough, that is, a disappearing lake that has not disappeared in full for over 26 years. I have met families at Lough Funshinagh over the past while. There are generations of farming families living in Ardmullan, Lisfelim, Ballagh and Rahara, and I have extended family living in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: A few weeks ago, I met hundreds of people at the Raheen Woods Hotel, Athenry, County Galway. These were groups of people who work with Galway Rural Development under rural social schemes, Tús and community employment schemes. Many of our public representatives were also present. We know all our community heroes. They work in towns on all these schemes and doing so many projects....

Seanad: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: It is clear that this is groundbreaking legislation. The Government is bringing through legislation that will cater for so many people working in the private sector who currently do not have access to any sort of sick pay scheme. It is absolutely crucial that this happens. It is a statutory scheme that will come into place over a number of years. We will increase the period from three to...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Minister for coming here to debated the Bill with us. The third level education landscape has been transformed over the last number of years. We have had the creation of the brand new Department of Further, Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. There has also been great focus on third level, which is crucial. There has been the...