News & Statements
Budget 2023 – Additional money for school transport to help you and your family with the cost of living
Budget 2023 will support the roll out of school transport tickets to those families who have applied on time, including those families on concessionary tickets, a Fine Gael Senator has said.
Budget 2023 cuts the cost of education for families
Budget 2023 cuts the cost of education to help pupils, students, and their families, according to the Chair of the Oireachtas Education Committee, Paul Kehoe TD, and the Fine Gael Seanad spokesperson on Education, Senator Aisling Dolan.
Additional funding urgently required for school bus places – Dolan
Additional funding is urgently required to provide additional school bus places for students who have been unable to avail of the scheme this year, according to Fine Gael Senator Aisling Dolan.
Future of dairy employees must be secured – Dolan
Dairy staff whose Galway production business is reportedly set to be sold must have their jobs secured, a Fine Gael Senator has said.
Future DEIS allocations should be informed by need identified in upcoming census data – Dolan
Future DEIS school allocations should be informed by need based on the upcoming census data, a Fine Gael Senator has said.
Ballinasloe is first stop in the West for Galway-Dublin Cycleway – Dolan
Senator Aisling Dolan has welcomed the announcement of a final preferred route corridor from the Galway to Athlone Cycleway Project Team. Red Route No.5 from Athlone with a link to Ballinasloe and on towards Portumna, Gort, Kinvara to Galway, makes Ballinasloe the first stop in the west on the new Cycleway.
Deserved recognition for organisation promoting involvement of rural women in politics – Dolan
Fine Gael Senator Aisling Dolan said, “I am delighted to see that See Her Elected (SHE) have won this prestigious award in Brussels. Congratulations to the organisation, its staff and volunteers, and all the many women it has supported. This is deserved recognition for an organisation promoting the involvement of rural women in politics.
Entrepreneurship skills key to the future of research – Dolan
The skills of entrepreneurship are key to seeing the impact of research in our day-to-day lives, a Fine Gael Senator has said.
Pathways to third-level education promoted through CAO changes – Dolan
Students will be able to see the full range of higher education options on the CAO website from today, a Fine Gael Senator has said.
Review of Science Gallery needed to keep the doors open – Dolan
A review into the Science Gallery based in Trinity College Dublin must be conducted to ensure it can remain open and look forward to a sustainable future, a Fine Gael Senator has said.