Results 521-540 of 801 for speaker:Annie Hoey

Seanad: UL Hospitals Group: Motion (1 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: It was in 2019. Those were the figures at the time. I think Dr. Burke said at the time that the hospital needed an additional €40 million a year. I do not know if the Minister has figures to hand as to how close the figure has gone to €40 million since 2019 or if it has gone over €40 million. My colleague, Councillor Sheehan, said he does not believe anything will...

Seanad: UL Hospitals Group: Motion (1 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: I know. I should start ticking everyone off. All of them have called for the opening hours of Ennis and Nenagh hospitals and St. John's medical assessment unit to be extended from the current hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. to divert more non-critical patients away from the emergency department in UHL. Friends of mine or people I know in Limerick have got in touch with me about other matters....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: I thank the witnesses for coming in. I am sure they have seen the recent report highlighting that those with the financial means can access care while those without means cannot, and the different rates of cancer survival in different socioeconomic areas. I am astonished that in 2023 we are still in that situation. There is something really immoral about people not being able to access...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: Would it not be more helpful to have that information? It is 1 February now. I am sure it would be useful for the NCCP to know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: The national cancer strategy has outlined that only four of the 23 key performance indicators were met. We know about staff retention, getting people into the system in the first place, infrastructure, waiting times and all of the things that, I presume, lead towards this. Why were only four key performance indicators met? Is it due to a lack of money or political will? In the past two...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: We have talked briefly about lung cancer screening, but it is a particular area of interest of mine. Some 25% of lung cancers are diagnosed in emergency departments. Is that a similar figure globally or is it quite specific to Ireland? In the case of a very loved family member of mine, while being prepped for surgery, having been in hospital for five weeks, there was a diagnosis. It seems...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: I wish to discuss a much smaller group of people. I am aware of women who are at risk of having the BRCA gene. I have a trio of sisters whose GP is refusing to refer them for screening because they are too young. One of them is aged 38. They cannot get into another GP practice. It is a small area. Where do people like that go when they come up against a blockage? The older sister is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: The GP is not even engaging with the referral process. Aunts both sides of the family have had breast cancer. The sisters do not know where to go or what to do. Is the advice to get a different GP, during this trying GP time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: Of course. I understand. We are talking about screening-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future Business Model Plans and Long-term Vision for the Media Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: I thank everyone. It is a very interesting and important piece of the jigsaw puzzle in terms of what is missing in our media landscape. I am furiously writing notes as I always end up doing at these things and thinking of more questions. I remember that RTÉ poll and being so horrified about it and thinking that if they had asked about my community whether they would be okay if there...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future Business Model Plans and Long-term Vision for the Media Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: There was a mention of unpaid internships. I am sure that is across all of the areas the witnesses work in and represent. I believe it is immoral to not offer people remuneration for their time. There is another layer of societal discrimination based on socioeconomic, age, or whatever factors, which is blocking people from getting into it. This is putting work onto the witnesses'...

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

Annie Hoey: First of all, I want to second the amendment to the Order of Business. I will take a moment to reflect on my former party colleague, Niamh Bhreathnach. Much has been said about the incredible legacy she left in education. The word "reformer" has been used to describe how she pioneered change in that sector. She was also an incredible person on a personal level. I often say the only...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Welfare and Safety of Workers and Patients in Public Health Service: Discussion (8 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: I thank the unions for the presentations. I was watching them on the screen. There are two areas I want to focus on to give everyone enough time to answer. The first one is on the two-tier leave system that was alluded to in one submission. I have also read around that support staff are classified as non-officers under the HSE staffing structures and get paid leave for three months...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Welfare and Safety of Workers and Patients in Public Health Service: Discussion (8 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: Regarding the long-term consequences of the cost-saving measure of bringing someone back in early, what is the impact further along? It does not take a genius to figure out there is a longer-term cost.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Welfare and Safety of Workers and Patients in Public Health Service: Discussion (8 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: I will jump to my second question, which is still on the issue around assault in the workplace. From a nursing perspective, it has to be looked at through a feminist lens. Some 90% of the profession comprises women. It seems, at least, that, as Ms Ní Sheaghdha outlined, these are not seen as workplaces by the State; they are seen as places of care. Yet they are workplaces and, as Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Welfare and Safety of Workers and Patients in Public Health Service: Discussion (8 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: It seems farcical, if I could be so frank, that the system will continue to allow it and it is being held up by bureaucratic-----

Seanad: Moving Towards Zero Tolerance of Violence against Women: Statements (9 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: I thank the Minister for coming to the Chamber for these important statements on moving towards zero tolerance of violence against women. It is an everyday occurrence that women make a choice whether to walk down an empty and poorly-lit road or walk a longer but safer way home. It is an everyday occurrence that women decide to cross the road rather than walk in the middle, sometimes in a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: At the weekend, we heard of the horrific death of a young girl, Brianna Ghey, who was trans and whose murder was potentially a hate-motivated crime. Unfortunately, hers is one of many deaths across the world as a result of inadequate policy, advocacy and trans allyship. Between October 2021 and September 2022, there were 327 reported murders of trans and gender diverse people across the...