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Seanad: Garda Reserve: Statements (31 May 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I very much appreciate the Acting Chairperson, Senator Keogan, allowing me to contribute. I thank the Minister, Deputy Harris, who was here earlier, for his contribution. I welcome the Minister of State. I welcome these statements. As the Minister pointed out, the strategy in this regard is around the key commitments of recruitment, training and development, deployment, governance and...

Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences against the Person (Amendment) (Spiking) Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 May 2023)

Aisling Dolan: ...the Minister very much for coming to the Chamber today. I also thank the members of Young Fine Gael, who are fighting for the cause, for being here. I thank them so much, because campaigning is what it is all about. It is about having fighting to get something changed and doing the hard work behind that. That is what those who are present did, and they brought the idea to the Fine Gael...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (25 May 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Heydon. He is here on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly. The Government made a decision in January 2022 to acknowledge the incredible work by healthcare staff during the Covid pandemic and the service given in a crisis to keep people safe. Staff went to work every day with patients sick from...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (25 May 2023)

Aisling Dolan: We asked these workers to step up at the start of the Covid period. We asked them to do their jobs despite the risk of sickness and before they had the necessary personal protective equipment. We asked them to go into work morning after morning, as we all listened every evening to the news of rising case numbers. The people working in hospitals did not ask the Government to wait until we...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I formally second it. It is the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person (Amendment) (Spiking) Bill 2023. I thank Senator Seery Kearney for introducing it on behalf of all Fine Gael Senators. I thank Senator Doherty and acknowledge the work we have done with Young Fine Gael. This is a terrible experience to happen to anyone, especially when they are enjoying themselves on a night out. I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (24 May 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I want to highlight the opening of the tennis courts in Ballinasloe. There was very welcome sports capital funding for the Ballinasloe and District Tennis Club. It means three new tennis courts will be available in the town for children and adults. The club is great at bringing along beginners on Saturday mornings. When I was a child, we played on the road when...

Seanad: Academic Precarity: Motion (24 May 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I thank the Senators for tabling this motion. It is a concern that is shared by all groups, particularly in government, including the Minister of State and the Minister, Deputy Harris. What is great about our third level system is the flow of knowledge from our universities into society, industry, hospitals and the public sector. This continuous flow makes our universities a thriving...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 May 2023)

Aisling Dolan: ...Harris. It is very welcome to see the Bill in the House and the significant changes it is going to make to existing laws. We live in a democracy and we have the freedom to live our lives, but that is sometimes threatened and our freedom to live our lives as we wish is taken away. When people suffer harassment, stalking and abuse, suddenly they are living in fear and their freedom and...

Seanad: Tourism: Statements (18 May 2023)

Aisling Dolan: ...was a lot of engagement with Fáilte Ireland earlier this year on the supports it has in place, which are wonderful. I like the bed-nights portal on its website which shows the breakdown of accommodation supports and bed and breakfast nights across our different providers and how hotels provide 60% to 70% of bed nights here. As the Minister noted in her opening statement, this is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Aisling Dolan: Before we begin, I remind members to ensure their mobile telephones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment, even when in silent mode. The minutes of the previous meeting have been agreed. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Professor Daniel Carey, chair of the board of the Irish Research Council, IRC, Professor Philip Nolan,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I will come in with my own questions. This is very exciting. We are now looking at a research and innovation Ireland agency. It is a brand new agency that will be world class. It will be competing across the world in terms of research. I am excited to see it. There is also a new Higher Education Authority Act. There has been a lot of change, including the establishment of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Aisling Dolan: ...has developed across so many areas in society, but also in enterprise and the economy, as well as the current challenges we face as a country, in particular our environmental challenges in climate action. I will put a question to Dr. Lillis and bring in the other committee members as well. I have one other question about competitive peer review, so I may contribute again at the end....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Aisling Dolan: Okay. I thank Dr. Lillis. I will bring in Senator Pauline O’Reilly for five minutes and then Deputies Jim O’Callaghan and Clarke. I may come in again at the end if that is alright.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Aisling Dolan: ...the witnesses for their submissions. Dr. Lillis spoke very well about the early researcher. I worked with a number of them in the research office in Galway, for example. It is very important that we have those funding programmes to provide support. The IRC was very good in this area with the Government of Ireland scholarships, etc. The IRC laureates are another example. There is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I thank Dr. Lillis. On innovation, I understand research and innovation Ireland will be the name of the new agency. A lot of innovation happens within our universities such as campus spin outs, the technology transfer offices, and the commercialisation of research. How will we improve the actual time it takes to negotiate spin outs from universities in this new agency? How will we rely on...