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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (16 Nov 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Minister of State for her response. These delays happened because of Covid-19. The Minister of State talked about different virtual registries. What is the timeline for these? When does the Minister of State think we will see them? Some work was done. We invested in e-health Ireland. As part of our programme for Government and of the budget this year, will there be an...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Nov 2021)

Aisling Dolan: There was a celebration in Mountbellew-Moylough on Sunday when the club won the county final in Galway for the first time in 35 years. Many Members might know Paul Connaughton Snr. and Paul Connaughton Jnr. Many people from Mountbellew have been Members of this House. It was a wonderful celebration. There were lots of black and amber flags flying and bonfires. I was also in the...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2021)

Aisling Dolan: Senator, regarding these amendments -----

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I join in saying that I very much support these amendments. It is important that we are making improvements on what has existed in the past. The Minister will find there is much support for what he is doing, even in the early hours of the morning.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2021)

Aisling Dolan: It is really important to recognise that we have DCU, UCC and NUI Maynooth represented today. I thank the witnesses for all their submissions on this topic. Some of the areas we have been talking about relate to trust: trust in the current leaving certificate, public trust in the leaving certificate, trust in our teachers and trust with our students. There are many stakeholders. "Trust"...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2021)

Aisling Dolan: That is very true. Access to grind schools and to private grinds is available to a certain number and cohort of students, which skews potential opportunities for students as a whole. Would Professor Stobart like to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I thank Professor Stobart. We can work on that aspect with our career guidance teachers. If Dr. Looney would like to contribute as well, I think a minute and a half remains.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I thank Dr. Looney.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Mental Health Commission (16 Nov 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I have some general questions. My apologies that I had to attend another committee. I thank the witnesses for the submission. I know an awful lot of work has been done in this regard. Having gone through the submission, I have a question on the "best interests" test. I ask the witnesses for a little more information on that test and how it is patient-centred.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Mental Health Commission (16 Nov 2021)

Aisling Dolan: That is wonderful.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Nov 2021)

Aisling Dolan: This is Science Week, which takes place from 7 to 14 November. Creating our Future is a national conversation that is taking place. It has been great to see the broadcasters going to towns around the country in a few key areas trying to get good feedback from the public about current research that is taking place. We have had virtual Science Week with magicians and scientists and events...

Seanad: Forestry Licensing: Statements (11 Nov 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Hackett. We are quite close in location and she is conscious of the serious concerns on this topic. A forestry company, in which people are employed, is working in Ballinasloe and is struggling. It is dealing with farmers and its clients. What can it do? It is stuck in no man's land. I met with them during the year and last year and we have raised...

Seanad: Science Week: Statements (11 Nov 2021)

Aisling Dolan: That is it.

Seanad: Science Week: Statements (11 Nov 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister to the House on this great week, Science Week. I was speaking earlier this morning about the activities that are going on for Science Week and I might mention some of them because they have astounded me. I was wishing we had Science Week when I was in school. Our Science Week involved the things we did around Hallowe'en and crazy experiments we came up with. Science...

Seanad: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: An Dara Céim - Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Nov 2021)

Aisling Dolan: Cuirim fáilte roimh Aire Stáit na Gaeltachta. Feabhsóidh Bille na Teangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019 seirbhísí poiblí trí Ghaeilge agus tabharfaidh sé tacaíocht do chainteoirí Gaeilge. Tá mé ag tnúth go mór leis an gcoiste comhairleach um sheirbhísí Gaeilge. Mar a dúirt an tAire Stáit,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Nov 2021)

Aisling Dolan: After a decade of fundraising, coffee mornings, tractor runs, quizzes, cycles and marathon runs by clubs, schools, businesses and everyone, the Mayo Roscommon hospice, in Roscommon, will be officially launched this Friday. It is due to incredible fundraising over decades. It is phenomenal. The hospice will cost an estimated €6 million to complete and is an eight-bed inpatient unit...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, to the Seanad. We met recently in Athlone at the launch of the new bridge across the River Shannon connecting the east to the west for the Dublin to Galway cycleway. In fact, as the Minister of State mentioned on the day, we will be able to cycle from Moscow to Galway. This is an incredible piece of infrastructure that shows the progress of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Nov 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister's approval for the new Connacht-Ulster technological university for the west. This is an incredible achievement by the presidents, staff and students of the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Letterkenny IT and IT Sligo. The new university will have eight campuses located in Killybegs, Letterkenny, Sligo, Castlebar, two locations in Galway city, Letterfrack and the...

Seanad: Energy Security: Statements (2 Nov 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Ryan, to the Seanad today. It is great to have him here to speak about security of our energy supply, which is so crucial. In his opening statement, the Minister spoke about some of the challenges we face, such as the closure of stations, power stations not coming online and the impact of geopolitics. Energy security is defined as the uninterrupted...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Oct 2021)

Aisling Dolan: As somebody who grew up and worked on a farm, I thank the Minister of State, Senator Hackett, for highlighting International Day of Rural Women. My mother was a powerful force on our farm and 30-odd years ago she was probably the only woman in the mart able to reverse a tractor and trailer. That is changing, however. I was involved in the visit of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the...