Results 1-17 of 17 for sligo speaker:Aisling Dolan

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2023)

Aisling Dolan: We have a new Local Link service. It goes to Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim. I thank the manager there, Fiona O'Shea, because one of those routes is being extended with enhanced service to Ballaghaderreen and Castlerea in Roscommon. It is excellent to see they are being smart. They are looking at existing bus routes and extending them to surrounding counties. This route, 977, will operate up...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2023)

Aisling Dolan: ...will spend time in primary care networks throughout the west as well as in Saolta hospitals, including Portiuncula in Ballinasloe, University Hospital in Roscommon, Castlebar, Letterkenny and Sligo. The HEA is also looking to deliver pharmacy courses in the west for the first time. It needs to happen. Veterinary courses in the Mountbellew campus of the new Atlantic Technological...

Seanad: Tourism: Statements (18 May 2023)

Aisling Dolan: ...in the area can use them as well as tourists. I am not just talking about international tourists. The domestic economy and how we attract tourists from only an hour down the road is crucial. It is about how we bring in people from Westmeath, Offaly, Mayo and Sligo to visit. Some people here have been to Galway recently to celebrate big occasions. How we attract our domestic visitors...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Aisling Dolan: ...". I would see our technological universities represent the regions they come from by their very nature. The new technological universities we are seeing, for example, in Athlone, Galway and Sligo are university campuses that are now in small regional towns. The agricultural campus is in Mountbellew. There is now a university campus in Sligo, Castlebar, Galway city and Letterkenny....

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Aisling Dolan: ...in Coleraine and we talked a lot about transport on buses. It involved an eight-hour journey, with two buses, a train and another bus, to get from Ballinasloe to Galway, then to get a bus to Sligo and to go over to Derry, before travelling to Coleraine and Portstewart. Students do this. They travel and put in the hours but we have to show there is more accessibility, and through the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)

Aisling Dolan: ...University of the Shannon, TUS, Midlands Midwest, and the Connacht-Ulster Alliance, which will be kicking off with the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology, GMIT, the Institute of Technology, IT, Sligo and the Institute of Technology, IT, Letterkenny, have been working closely with the education and training boards, ETBs, in each of those regions to drive post-leaving certificate courses...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2021)

Aisling Dolan: ...Technological University, Ollscoil Teicneolaíochta an Atlantaigh, which is anticipated to open its doors on 1 April next year. That is very exciting news and brings together Galway, Mayo. Sligo and Letterkenny institutes of technology. We are so looking forward to this as we know what this means for our regional campuses. This will be completely phenomenal and very exciting from...

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

Aisling Dolan: ...you are based. Events include coding for kids, DNA fingerprinting, Go Fly Your Kite in Cork, reptile superpowers in Celbridge, a bug doctor in Galway, a telescope tour in Birr, a science trail in Sligo, and Pint of Science with stand-up comedians in Tralee. There is something for everyone in there. It is also a great opportunity if you want to find out about careers because that is...

Seanad: Science Week: Statements (11 Nov 2021)

Aisling Dolan: ...in Dublin Zoo, the go fly your kite event in Cork and reptile superpowers in Celbridge. There is a bug doctor in Galway, a telescope tour in Birr, which is a place I love, a science trail in Sligo, a pint of science and a course with stand-up comedians in Tralee. I know the pint of science used to go down well in a lot of different locations with students, particularly at third level....

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

Aisling Dolan: ...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 agricultural college in Mountbellew....

Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (12 Oct 2021)

Aisling Dolan: ...including the Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands and Midwest in Athlone and Limerick and the Connacht-Ulster Alliance, comprising Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, GMIT, Institute of Technology Sligo, ITS, and Letterkenny Institute of Technology, LIT.There are a wide range of opportunities apart from the traditional routes to college. People can also earn and learn....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Dec 2020)

Aisling Dolan: ...there is always room for improvement. We have the highest number of students per lecturer, which leads to exhaustion and breakdown. We need more investment in third level. In the west, GMIT, IT Sligo and Letterkenny IT are planning to bring transformational change through a technological university. We must maintain the integrity of our systems, including assessment and governance...

Seanad: Technological Universities Agenda: Statements (2 Dec 2020)

Aisling Dolan: ...it is very important for the east Galway area as well as the midlands and the mid-west. The Connacht-Ulster Alliance application that will soon be submitted will bring together the Galway-Mayo, Sligo and Letterkenny ITs. This project is so important. The Saolta hospital group and others across the country are linked to universities and have university status, such the Letterkenny, Mayo...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Minister with responsibility for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (8 Oct 2020)

Aisling Dolan: ...for technological universities. This is of huge importance to regional areas. The Connacht-Ulster Alliance is to receive €5.7 million, allocated to the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, IT Sligo and Letterkenny Institute of Technology. Right beside where I am based in Ballinasloe, the consortium of Athlone Institute of Technology and Limerick Institute of Technology was also...

Seanad: Aviation Industry: Statements (1 Oct 2020)

Aisling Dolan: ..., including the medical technology, healthcare and life sciences companies in the Galway city area, which impact on the regional and rural areas of counties Roscommon, Galway, Mayo and Sligo. Ireland West Airport Knock is located in a region in transition in the west. Region in transition status means GDP per capitain the area in question is between 75% and 100% of the EU 27 average. I...

Seanad: Safe Reopening of Tertiary Sector and Key Priorities for Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Statements (24 Sep 2020)

Aisling Dolan: ..., which was also mentioned by Senator Byrne. I have a particular interest in the Connacht-Ulster Alliance, which will be submitting an application shortly. The alliance brings together GMIT, the Institute of Technology Sligo and Letterkenny Institute of Technology, potentially over eight regional campuses. That shows how important it is to have access to third level in regional areas...

Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Jul 2020)

Aisling Dolan: ...frontiers for the future, which spans 14 research priority areas. The new Department will also focus on new technological universities, in particular for the Connacht-Ulster alliance involving GMIT, IT Sligo and Letterkenny IT. There is a proposal for more than eight campuses in the region. As a former board member of Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board, I am delighted that...