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

Annie Hoey: We are discussing an amendment that will be withdrawn-----

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

Annie Hoey: -----and I have given the Senator a great deal of latitude on the matter.

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

Annie Hoey: Perhaps this could be tabled as a Commencement matter or followed up with the Minister. I will see if the Minister wishes to respond, but we have limited time left within which to get through the amendments to the Bill. I appreciate that the Senator seeks an answer to his question. Does the Minister wish to come in or is he happy for us to-----

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

Annie Hoey: Amendments Nos. 7 and 8 are related and will be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: This has been a really interesting session. I was listening in but had to leave briefly. Dr. Brides talked about prescribing and mentioned a colleague who was prescribing to about 30% of patients in Australia and nearly 100% here. Does that mean we are overprescribing? My comments are not intended to take from and do not reflect on the quality of medication for mental health issues....

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: I do not know if this is the kind of thing where we would look to say, "Oh that could be a wake-up call to Government to invest in things". That is a really pertinent point to take away from this.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: There is probably more diversity in psychiatry than in many other areas of medicine. It is certainly a specialty that tends to have quite wide representation of the population. As Ms Clyne has just said, sometimes it can be very difficult for international doctors to access training programmes, which is a problem that needs to be addressed. Again, it is important that we represent the...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: I thank Dr. Doody. It is bonkers that we do not have a workforce plan. It is so obvious when listing issues like expanding bubbles of employment and retirement. It seems ineffective and inefficient that we are not getting to grips with a sustainable and steady workforce plan. I will not go into it too much, though. Ms Clyne spoke about what was going to be my next question. At this...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: That was my last question and I thank the witnesses for talking a lot of sense. While I do not speak on behalf of everyone on the committee, I can say that we are extremely committed to making this legislation the best it can be. That is always our job as legislators, of course, but we are particularly focused on this Bill at the moment. Hopefully with everyone's suggestions, we can think...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: Dr. Brides spoke about the regulation of certain talk therapies. The Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy has been trying for years to get a regulatory underpinning of the work it is doing. I do not want to stray too far from the topic we are discussing but I know the association has been talking to other members of this committee about its frustration about being able to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: On behalf of the Labour Party group, I welcome the Lithuanian ambassador to the House. I am surprised to see Senators going at each other in the Chamber. It is not particularly helpful. The vitriol is better left outside the Chamber rather than having it in here. However, I want to put on the record that I have also spoken to people and I believe what they have told me. I see no reason...

Seanad: Report of Joint Committee on Agriculture and the Marine: Motion (16 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: I welcome the Minister of State and the Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Cahill. I commend my colleagues, Senators Boyhan, Boylan, Paul Daly and Lombard, on the quality of their work on this report. I found it incredibly informative and helpful. I am a Member for the agricultural panel and come from a farming background and it helped me...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: I will not go on too long because I agree with what has already been said. It is nice that we are all on the same side. Government Senators are welcome on this side of the House any time if they want to join us and agree about things. This is the second time today I have risen to talk about workers' rights. My thoughts on the industry are no secret. It is a nasty and disgusting industry,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: I have two topics on which to focus, so my contribution will not be too lengthy. Last week, during a discussion we had on the Joint Sub-Committee on Mental Health, a member of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association made an interesting comment that is pertinent to today's discussion. He said that we could publish as many plans and reports on which we ideologically agree, but these...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: I thank Mr. Reid. It is one of those things that we will just have to get to grips with. Not enough money is coming from the Government to employ people to achieve the goal. I accept the comment Mr. Reid made that it is wider than just pay. That is something that we as political representatives have to take very seriously. As an advocate of workers' rights, a fair day's pay for a fair...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Nursing Education (22 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: I welcome the Minister of State. I cannot believe that I am once again here talking about paying student nurses and midwives. I ask the Minister of State to take my pleading back to the Minister for Health to sort out the pandemic payment for student nurses and midwives. It is unbelievable that this is still going on. A year ago, I introduced a piece of legislation that would allow...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Nursing Education (22 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. We understood the memo had very recently gone out. The review is extremely welcome and I urge the Minister to enact these recommendations with haste. It is all well and good that this is going to be sorted out soon. I note there is no set date yet. It is still somewhat in the hopefully not-too-distant future, which will bring student nurses...

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

Annie Hoey: I want to talk about a new scheme for care leavers in Wales that was announced last week. Under the plan every 18-year-old leaving care in Wales will be offered £1,600 a month over two years under a basic income pilot. This will be the highest amount to be offered on a scheme of its kind anywhere in the world. It is expected that about 500 people will be eligible to join the scheme,...

Seanad: Citizens' Assemblies: Motion (23 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: I speak in support of literally every word that my colleague, Senator Ruane, said. There is not one word that I would disagree with. I hope that the Government is listening. What Senator Ruane has talked about is important. She has talked about people's lives, communities and realities. She is in here day after day, talking to us about this issue. I agree with her frustration about...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Ms Frances Haugen (23 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: I welcome Ms Haugen and I thank her not only for engaging with us today but, as stated by Senator Warfield, what could arguably be a great service to safety across the world and for giving us a glimpse into what happens behind the scenes. I fear that what we get to see is really only scratching the surface in terms of how we are being manipulated. I do not know if we, despite the best...