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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Excellent.

Seanad: Annual Transition Statement: Statements (22 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Minister of State for coming in to speak with us today on the 2020 Annual Transition Statement.How our society is going to have to adapt to change behaviours in respect of climate is crucial. We know every person in this country will have to change how they live, work, travel and run his or her home. I very much appreciate the very detailed update the Minister of State gave us....

Seanad: Annual Transition Statement: Statements (22 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Minister of State for his time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister of State. It is great to see the number of SNAs. Will she comment on the increases in recent years? In my local area of Roscommon and Galway the increase has had a huge impact. Many more schools offer special needs classes and more children are being brought into the mainstream. We are dealing with inclusion. This is what all of this is about. It is that we treat...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: That is fantastic. It is very good to hear. It is good to get a breakdown of the numbers. Ballinasloe has a number of primary schools with special classes. We also have one of the 120 special needs schools in the country. It deals with children with severe to profound special needs. It is crucial that we have these services. There are more than 11,000 SNAs in mainstream classes and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Minister of State for her contribution over this hour. She mentioned training in UCD and I wanted to follow up. Her opening statement referred to 80 hours of teaching and written assessments. That is a significant commitment. Approximately 500 people have done the course to date and another 1,000 are starting in September. Does the Minister of State believe this course could...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Especially with the ETBs and a link in with technological universities across the country, it could be good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank all of our witnesses for coming here today, as well as attending as observers in our previous session with the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan. I very much appreciate what the witnesses have outlined in that, in other words, we need sort of a minimum qualification for SNAs in our sector. You would see something similar even in the healthcare assistant side, where the level 5...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: -----so that if anything changes in the future, you would hope it would apply to students who have also recently completed the course. Does Ms O’Sullivan have any feedback? I am just curious about the course itself. My earlier questions were around rolling this out, perhaps across other colleges in the country. I am curious about the online elements of that. Would there be any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I apologise for interrupting. I suppose the training that has been rolled out would be a way for all SNAs across the board to sort of get that additional experience perhaps and some of the elements and modules that were mentioned last time as well just around the needs. Some of the people here have identified all of the work that is done around healthcare needs and professional development.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank Mr. Pike. I ask Ms O'Sullivan and Ms O'Mahony to comment on this matter, if there is time remaining.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: It is also important to get it rolled out as quickly as possible across the country.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I want to highlight that the Battle of Aughrim Visitors' Centre was reopened yesterday. Especially after the lockdown and Covid-19, people have been coming back to visit many of our heritage sites all around the country. Although we can travel now, there is still much to see in our local areas. The Battle of Aughrim was a historic battle that took place in 1691 between Williamites and...

Seanad: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Tánaiste to the Seanad. As Minister, he has championed so many policies. His commitment today concerns statutory sick leave. This is about his commitment to achieving his goals for workers' rights. It really shows how Fine Gael's policies are ensuring rights for those on all wages, especially those on the minimum wage. We know that more than half of all businesses...

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister. This Government is one for every citizen of our country. Fine Gael is a party that is fighting for all in our society, including the most vulnerable. The Government and our country have welcomed more than 35,000 people from Ukraine, mainly women and children. We are a country which, through a pandemic and a lockdown, introduced unprecedented supports that were...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I acknowledge Senator Currie's contribution and those of many other colleagues. What we are hearing from the UK today is atrocious. Naomi Long, head of the Alliance Party, spoke on Radio 1 this morning. She was very clear that the majority of people in Northern Ireland, and the majority of MLAs, who are the representatives of Northern Ireland, wish to see an operational Northern Ireland...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister of State, who has responsibility for communications and the circular economy. This is all about tackling challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, waste and pollution. As the Minister of State is fully aware, it is based on three principles: eliminating waste and pollution; circulating products and materials; and regenerating nature as well. Design is so...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: To clarify, paragraph (f) refers to "information on any medical treatments, procedures or vaccinations". That would include any type of treatment the person would have experienced. That is extremely clear in the legislation we have in front of us.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I ask for clarification on whether the types of institutions Senator Higgins referred to are included under the HSE. Are those areas covered in those parts of the section that relate to the Minister for Health and the HSE? This is something that should be included as part of that.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Like Senator Higgins, I appreciate the importance of this provision. It is contact with the person involved, which is so crucial. As the Minister has previously referenced here, there are concerns about whether one speaks to the correct person, and that the registered letter is not opened by someone in the house who may not be the person that the letter is directed to, which is the essence...