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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Nursing Home Charges: Department of Health (15 Feb 2023)

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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of the Media Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: I apologise for not being in the room. I have been listening from my office. I thank the representatives for their contributions. I noticed the statement made by Ms Angela Dorgan from the National Campaign for the Arts, which indicated there should be as much coverage of the arts in the media sector as there is of sports. A topic that always came up when I worked in theatre was whether...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of the Media Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: That is all right. I should have been clearer that I was referencing the written opening statement. I apologise to Ms Fleming.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of the Media Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: My main question was around how we will square the circle. Those are all my questions.

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 (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: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: Beannachtaí na Féile Bríde oraibh ar fad. It is always great to have a bank holiday but particularly one in celebration of a woman. Whether you believe in St. Brigid or goddess Brigid or a combination of both, her history, lore and mythology are very important to many people. I wish to reflect on a matter that has been talked about in both Houses which is what is happening in...

Seanad: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Statements (1 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: I thank Mental Health Reform for all its advocacy and the support it provides. I have been contacted by people for whom CAMHS has let them down or has not been right. I have also been contacted by parents where it has worked for their child. The system can work for some people. Unfortunately, we are not here to talk about those people but we are here to talk about the people for whom the...

Seanad: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Statements (1 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: It started yesterday. I wrote this speech yesterday morning so I can just scribble that right out and skip to the next page. It has begun in a timely and efficient manner. There must be a reinstatement of the national director for mental health in the HSE who needs to report directly to the CEO of the HSE. The programme for Government contains a commitment to reinstate this position, but...

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

Annie Hoey: I thank the Fine Gael group for tabling this. A lot of what I will cover has come from party colleagues of mine in Limerick or people I know in Limerick who have contacted me to discuss some of the issues they are concerned about. I also have correspondence from a student who got in touch. I ask the House to bear with me as I jump from one device to the other because the people contacted...

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.