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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I appreciate that the staff are doing everything. Mr. Philips said he is working with unions to develop a more attractive package and get people in. Training is, of course, taking time. It was mentioned that of 100 staff, 40 are being trained. Within the next two or three weeks, will there be a lot more staff in place?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2022)

Aisling Dolan: We were at a meeting last night with Galway Rural Development. There were more than 400 people in the Raheen Woods Hotel in Athenry for a meeting to assess the rural social scheme, RSS, and of the Tús scheme. Many points were raised, one of which was that it is becoming more difficult and challenging for people to get onto the schemes. This is something that has to be raised. We have...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, who is here today.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Aisling Dolan: This is amendment No. 1 from Senator Higgins under section 3.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Amendment No. 2 has been ruled out of order as it is in conflict with the principle of the Bill as read a Second Time.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Amendments Nos. 4 to 6, inclusive, have been ruled out of order as they are in conflict with the principle of the Bill as read a Second Time.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Senator, this-----

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Aisling Dolan: If the Senator wishes to speak to section 5, she should do so.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the school groups, in particular the group from County Longford. I know Senator Carrigy's wife, Úna. The latter group has a link to Ballinasloe as Úna Boland is from the town of Ballinasloe. We must give all of the children a big wave because we need them to come here. They will be here in a few years' time. Do they know that women only make up 40% of Senators? We...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 May 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Yesterday, I was invited to attend an Irish Farmers Association, IFA, briefing in Corrofin, County Galway. It was hosted by Mr. Stephen Canavan, who is the new IFA county chair for Galway. Now that things are opening up again, we are getting an opportunity to meet people again. We very much had an opportunity to understand the concerns of farmers at that meeting. The high costs are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Aisling Dolan: That is okay. I can take a shorter time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome all of the speakers here today. It is great to have champions for apprenticeship programmes here, because that is what we want to see. We want people to be champions who will encourage and show many other students coming into the leaving certificate that there are other options out there. I come from Ballinasloe and I represent Roscommon and Galway. Yesterday, I was at the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Aisling Dolan: That is fantastic. It is great to hear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Cork is a large county and Galway is second-largest county. There are many colleges of further education and different towns, so it would reduce transport costs for students if we could deliver some of that theory in different locations. I could imagine in locations such as Skibbereen in west Cork there may be a place where the ETBs could look to deliver education to apprentices.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Is it the case we must look at developing the expertise to deliver those programmes within each of our technological universities, as opposed to them being available in one? Is there a demand for the programme to be available in more than one?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I am sorry for stopping Mr. Hourihan but we might bring in Mr. English now. We can follow up afterwards but I am conscious of time and other members wish to contribute. I apologise but we can follow up separately.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank Mr. English.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I thank the Minister for his time here, and with his team as well. I note that the goal of that €307 million will be to reduce our lecturer-student ratios and to make sure that the universities can compete at a world-class level. We have such excellent talent but it has to be acknowledged the numbers that are attending third level now are up to 240,000...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 May 2022)

Aisling Dolan: This week, the Minister of State at the Department of Education, Deputy Madigan, made an announcement about the importance of ensuring children with special needs have access to school places.We are now seeing mainstreaming and our schools are embracing that. We are seeing the special needs educational teachers who are being rolled out. There are over 19,000 SNAs, which is a huge number....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 May 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I want to speak a little bit about our programmes under Housing for All to tackle vacancy and dereliction in our towns. The Croí Cónaithe or living heart fund has been launched recently. Under the town centres first policy, the Croí Cónaithe cities scheme focuses on how we develop apartments within city centres but I want to speak about the Croí Cónaithe towns...