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Seanad: Flooding on Lough Funshinagh: Statements (30 Apr 2024)

Aisling Dolan: As the Minister of State has said, the Lough Funshinagh region in south Roscommon is an absolutely stunning limestone landscape of rolling hills. It contains the islands of Inchnamona and Inchmore. Lough Funshinagh is a turlough, which means it is a disappearing lake. However we know, fully, that it has not disappeared. In fact there has been nothing since 2016 only an increase, year...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2024)

Aisling Dolan: ...of Public Works, visited County Roscommon and the communities that are heavily impacted. There is utter devastation for the families who have been impacted by the flooding. They are losing homes, land, farms and roads. Around Curraghboy, for example, a road is flooded and there is no access for local people. This is the result of climate change in County Roscommon and it is having a...

Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (6 Mar 2024)

Aisling Dolan: ...now. We need to see affordable housing. The issues I have are with the development of county development plans and local area plans for our towns to ensure there is allocation of county council land for affordable housing. The challenges I see are where we cannot access affordable R1 and R2 lands but where affordable housing is being brought forward by our local authorities. We need to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Jan 2024)

Aisling Dolan: ...area of conservation, SAC. That will require different Departments speaking to each other. Under Natura 2000, there are 75 recognised turloughs in the European Union. Of those, 45 are in Ireland, with the remainder spread throughout Germany and Slovenia. The majority of Ireland's 45 turloughs are in the likes of Roscommon, Galway, Clare and elsewhere on the western seaboard, which is a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Mar 2023)

Aisling Dolan: ...week after next. We had a preferred route corridor. We are now going to have an actual preferred route. This is thanks to engagement with landowners, community groups and using publicly-owned lands where possible. It will transform our communities. I have spoken on this issue several times. It is phenomenal to see that this cycleway will be coming to the town of Ballinasloe. It will...

Seanad: Wind Energy: Statements (25 Jan 2023)

Aisling Dolan: ...see the first electric bus in one of the first regional spots outside the city in Dublin. Of course, we also have our brand new cycle way so they will be bussing and cycling it all through the midlands and into the west. I really appreciate the Minister being here to speak on wind energy. As has been mentioned many times Ireland's maritime area is seven times larger than its land mass....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2022)

Aisling Dolan: ...really change the quality of life of communities all around the west. It will highlight what we have, increase tourism and bring new jobs into the area. We are grateful that this happens with landowner consensus. There is public land that can be used the whole way from Athlone to Dublin but from Athlone to Galway city is private land. We are grateful to private landowners who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flooding of Lough Funshinagh: Lough Funshinagh Group (26 Oct 2022)

Aisling Dolan: .... Can Councillor Fallon give any detail on the rising water levels at present, perhaps over the past week or so? Mr. Kearney is a farmer and this is the agriculture committee. The destruction of land and the destruction and loss of farming supports has been absolutely devastating. What would farmers in his area say if they were here and if Mr. Kearney was their representative?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flooding of Lough Funshinagh: Lough Funshinagh Group (26 Oct 2022)

Aisling Dolan: As the councillor said, landowners in the area are custodians of that land for future generations. Currently, it is not a functioning SAC, although seen as a turlough. I wish to bring in Ms Murray and Mr. Kearney as well. In that regard, in response to a Commencement matter that was raised in these Houses, the NPWS stated that it is currently a turlough according to its official reviews....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Nature Restoration Target: COPA-COGECA (5 Oct 2022)

Aisling Dolan: ...Roscommon here. I welcome Mr. Curley. I suppose he would know about where we come from in the west and the challenges we face. We already have many areas under conservation in the west of Ireland. We have many areas of conservation. That is very much be down to its geographic make up and landscape. It is limestone. Quite a large number of areas are already protected by these areas...

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

Aisling Dolan: ...in 1996. In 1997, it was designated a SAC. It is an area of beauty but is now one of devastation too. In 2016, the lake doubled its surface area. It forced families from homes. Acres of farmland were lost. This disappearing lake does not disappear. Instead the waters rise year on year. People are in distress. There is pure mental anguish and people just wait to see when the next...

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

Aisling Dolan: ...change practices that will bring a benefit to them and benefits in the quality of beef and the way they are able to sell their beef into new markets, which is crucial. We must understand that Ireland is a world-class producer of food. One would be hard put to find another country that would compete with Ireland in terms of the level of dedication, commitment and young people who are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2022)

Aisling Dolan: Operations can happen there irrespective of who owns the land. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2022)

Aisling Dolan: The compulsory purchase order, CPO, process for the land would be very challenging for many reasons, particularly because it is a charitable organisation that is transferring land to another charitable organisation. A CPO would not be possible in that scenario. What is Mr. McGarr's comment on that?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (29 Mar 2022)

Aisling Dolan: ...for the information on St. Teresa's Special School. It is absolutely crucial that we see that project move and I understand that it is now at stage 2, the design stage. Is that correct? The lands comprising a 4-acre site have been transferred from the HSE to the Department of Education.

Seanad: Impact on Farming Sector Arising from the Situation in Ukraine: Statements (29 Mar 2022)

Aisling Dolan: ...born and farmers and vets have been given an exemption by President Zelenskiy. He spoke about how the soldiers have their battles and how farmers have their own battles to keep people fed. Ireland earlier expelled Russian diplomats - three other European countries have done the same - and made a clear statement, as did the Minister, that it was because they had breached international...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Feb 2022)

Aisling Dolan: ...nursing, farming, calving or tiling floors. She is incredible. It is her birthday this week and she is here for that special occasion. My father, Tony Dolan, is a farmer who has a true love of the land. He should be in this job rather than me because sometimes I am terrible with names and faces but he knows every square inch of that farm, be it in Jennings' or out in Moore, and he...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jan 2022)

Aisling Dolan: ...recognise that this wonderful project which will deliver for them and their areas is very much thanks to the landowners in our local areas. The primary focus, of course, is on State-owned lands along canal banks and boglands where possible. I would encourage landowners and farmers to have early engagement with the public liaison officers, and also to review the Code of Best Practice for...

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

Aisling Dolan: ...and bonfires. I was also in the Mountbellew mart yesterday listening to farmers. It is important we hear farmers' voices and stand side by side with them. Every Senator has a connection to the land, be it through previous generations of our families or our friends. We all have a connection to the land. It is important farmers understand we stand with them and are there to support...

Seanad: Forestry Licensing: Statements (11 Nov 2021)

Aisling Dolan: ...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 this in a number of fora. It is good to hear a higher number of 27 ecologists have been recruited, who are dealing solely...