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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Annie Hoey: I will not go back around as we have spoken a lot about training. The figure of 350 GPs out of a potential 1,000 GPs is a fair whopper of a number, and it could be substantial. Reference is often made to bringing in doctors from abroad. At a previous meeting we had a brief conversation about the ethics of recruiting doctors from overseas and the impact of depleting other countries, and...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Annie Hoey: I only have four questions, so I might not need all ten minutes. I am conscious the committee is focusing on the points that have been highlighted but, with the indulgence of the Chairman, I will circle onto the issue of bogus self-employment. Will RTÉ be carrying out a review of why this practice was allowed to continue for so long? Obviously, it is very expensive and will be a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Annie Hoey: I thank the Chairman for allowing me in. I was listening as I was jogging back to Leinster House. From what I heard, there seems to be a bit of a mishmash between some of the things that have been said and some of the actions that have been taken. We talk about a health-led approach but, unfortunately, criminalising would not be compatible with that approach. A lot of the international...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Annie Hoey: I asked about medicinal cannabis and the Minister of State's engagement with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Annie Hoey: I will not ask any further questions, but I suggest that it is very important for his brief that the Minister of State understands the difference between decriminalisation and legalisation, the impact that will have on drug use, what we are saying and the perceived permission we are giving. They are two very different things. Conflating the two is not very helpful to the Minister of State,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: I welcome Senator Pauline O'Reilly as Acting Leader. I wish to take a moment to mark the tragic death of Eoin Collins after a short illness. He passed away on 1 February in the care of his family in Lucan, just three months after the untimely and sudden death of his husband, Josep Adalla, in November. Eoin was one of the principal architects of the extraordinary progress and change for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: We have talked about the messaging about immunocompromised people. Dr. Holohan said they should be reasonably safe and that they should be able to live their lives, but there certainly still is a significant amount of fear abroad. It is possibly quite reasonable, since we have come through a very difficult two years. The messaging about people who are immunocompromised has been quite...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: We might keep the focus on people who are immunocompromised.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: I thank Dr. Holohan. Members get many queries about that. People are afraid. After the last two years, that is understandable. It is useful for us to know how to communicate and respond to those concerns. I have two other questions. Does Dr. Holohan think that there should be more public provision of antigen tests, medical-grade masks and so on? For the past two years, people have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: I thought I might squeeze something out of Dr. Holohan. I want to get his views on the next vaccination strategy and what that will look like. I understand that a new vaccine will be ready for March. I am not an epidemiologist, a doctor, or anything like that but these are just some things that have been said to me. Given that we know there is maybe a seasonal element to this disease, in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: I will jot that down as a question to ask when we meet again in a couple of months. Those are all my questions. I did not get a chance at the start to thank our guests for all they have done. It certainly has not been an easy job. I thank them for all the work they have done in the past two years.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (8 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: As always, it is a pleasure to welcome the Minister of State back to her own House, particularly to discuss a topic that has been of huge importance to the Green Party. This legislation shows the benefit of having the Green Party in government. My views on animal rights are not a secret and like many in this House, I abhor animal cruelty. We have a long way to go towards living in harmony...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: I rise to argue for the need of students to be prioritised in Government discussions on the cost of living. Students have been at the coalface of the rental crisis for years with some now paying into the thousands or, even more tragically, living in homelessness while trying to get their qualifications. I was glad to hear that the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research,...

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: I thank the Minister for coming to the House to discuss this matter. There are four key issues I want to raise with him. I am relying heavily on the report from the Library and Research Service. It is a resource available to us and I do not think the members of the service ever get thanked enough for the informative work they do. Their digest of this Bill is particularly helpful because...

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: As co-signatories, we fully support the amendment. I welcome and thank Together for Safety for all the work it has done on this legislation. The Bill is about patient safety and well-being and also the safety and well-being of doctors, GPs and their staff. We are not just talking about the people who want to access reproductive healthcare but also the staff. As Senator Gavan alluded to,...

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: I remind everyone we are discussing amendments Nos. 1, 3, and 10 on trade unions and the different amendments proposed. I ask that we bear that in mind.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: Of course.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: As no one else has indicated, the Minister might like to respond to the questions or statements.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: Amendments Nos. 4 to 6, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: Does the Minister wish to respond?