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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Recruitment, Retention and Manpower Planning Issues: Irish College of General Practitioners (14 Dec 2022)

Annie Hoey: I sure can. The Chair can tell by my flags that I am in my office in Leinster House. I hope I can be heard okay. I will hold the microphone close to me. I thank the witnesses for all of that. Two things jumped out at me. There was reference to suitable premises. There have been conversations in the Joint Committee on Health with regard to having expanded clinical teams, which I believe...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Recruitment, Retention and Manpower Planning Issues: Irish College of General Practitioners (14 Dec 2022)

Annie Hoey: We are caught between the chicken and the egg. The medical students I know who either went straight in at undergraduate level or through graduate entry medicine have left because of the pressure on the system. I have a number of friends in their late 20s and early 30s who have done this. This is in general and not just on the GP system. We are caught in a never-ending loop of pressure on...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Dec 2022)

Annie Hoey: I will talk briefly about two different things. I am not aware if Members saw in the news that a Dublin play therapy programme will be extended in the Ballymun area. This is to help children to deal with the impacts of homelessness. It is very important that this is happening and that it is for children who are struggling at school due to their situation. I will give some context here as...

Seanad: Childcare Services: Motion [Private Members] (7 Dec 2022)

Annie Hoey: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House, and I welcome the people in the Gallery. Some are party colleagues, but many of them work in the sector as activists or childcare providers. A number are parents. There is no question about the work the Government is doing to try to deal with the childcare crisis and the issue of childcare costs. My Labour Party colleague, Senator...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Annie Hoey: I tuned in to the meeting from my office. I will go over a couple of issues. I did a cursory search through the most recent news reports on ambulances, various delays and so on. At Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, we had 11 ambulances parked outside the emergency department with people waiting for five hours to be admitted. We have variations of that elsewhere. I pulled up...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Annie Hoey: I was scrolling through the remnants of Twitter earlier on my way here and I noted how many parents were talking about their concern about strep A and many different matters. People were talking about being in accident and emergency departments for ten hours and the algorithm promptly brought up underneath it, a message from the Chief Medical Officer, CMO, telling parents that if they are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Annie Hoey: Dr. Henry thinks the capacity for it is already built into the plan for the winter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Annie Hoey: One of my favourite topics is student nurses. I am sure the witnesses have seen the figures published recently about the number of student nurses who are planning to emigrate. I have asked this before in this forum. There are plans in Sláintecare for numbers of nurses to be brought in and how many are needed to increase capacity in the system in various different areas. Are there any...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Annie Hoey: I thank everyone for coming in. Will the witnesses clarify the figure where the Irish Hotels Federation estimated 60,000 beds being used for international protection? The Irish Hotels Federation said there are 63,488 bedrooms. Will the witnesses clarify the numbers for what they think-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Annie Hoey: When I saw the number of 63,000, I thought it was 3,000 beds left. I just wanted to clarify that for myself to make sure I was on that. There are really high figures here such as 92% for Dublin occupancy - and I would argue that this is a great figure, especially when we think of ten years ago which were different times - but my sense from what Mr. Kelly is saying is that the sector fears...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Annie Hoey: I have one more question around the staffing side of it. We have had different presentations made to this committee about staffing in the industry and making it an attractive career option for people, and to move away from the belief that people would come into it as a seasonal job or just as a job for students. As a State, are we doing enough to train those professional staff to work in...

Joint Committee On Health: People Detained in Secure Forensic Mental Health Facilities: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Annie Hoey: Apologies as I am Zooming in from the office between multiple places. I thank our witnesses for their presentation. It has been interesting and has uncovered many things that I would not have known about, even though being on this committee I am very interested in the topic of mental health. I wish to circle back. I am in interested in what was mentioned in the opening statement and the...

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Motion (30 Nov 2022)

Annie Hoey: My views on animal welfare are no secret in this House. I have expressed them here and I have a long history on this matter. I abhor animal cruelty. I neither have faith in nor do I believe that this fund is necessary or the best use of moneys at this time. I have never voted in favour of this fund, and I will not vote in favour of it now. I will deal with the consequences of that in my...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Annie Hoey: I wish to reflect on a public meeting I ran with my Labour Party colleague, Deputy Ó Ríordáin, and Senator Sherlock in the Dublin Skylon Hotel, Drumcondra. It was about drugs policy and the decriminalisation of the drugs user. We had some incredible speakers on the panel, including former Dublin GAA player, Philly McMahon, Fr. Peter McVerry, who everyone knows about, and Anna...

Seanad: Public Order and Safe Streets: Statements (23 Nov 2022)

Annie Hoey: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I strongly welcome the fact we are taking the time to discuss the needs of safety on our streets. I will focus a bit on our capital city, if people will indulge me on that. I am one of the many people who has chosen to make Dublin my home and put down roots in my local community in Dublin 11. My partner, my family and I know what it is like to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Annie Hoey: I also want to be associated with the comments made by Senator Buttimer on what is happening. People knew that this was going to happen as the World Cup taking place in Qatar, even though there have been human rights abuse in that place, has been spoken about for a long time. Unfortunately, we are not surprised by the situation there. It is a great shame that the captains of the soccer...

Seanad: Review of Allegations of Sexual Abuse at St. John Ambulance: Motion (17 Nov 2022)

Annie Hoey: Like everyone else, I acknowledge Mick Finnegan, who is in the Chamber today. I know there are others who are watching and that, for many others, this is not something they will be able to watch, want to watch or participate in for a variety of their own reasons. I am struck by the figures Senator Doherty called out. One hundred people have now come forward. Seven people came forward, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Annie Hoey: She can whisper it in my ear. I thank the witnesses very much for coming in and giving their perspectives on this. It would not be fair to say they think this legislation is unworkable because they obviously put in suggestions as to how it could be made workable. There is not an enormous amount of safe access legislation globally. Can the witnesses think of an example of where has been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Annie Hoey: Perhaps our system will become the gold standard and other countries will look to us to see how to make this work. Head 4(3) refers to the recording and photographing of a person using these services. The witnesses have suggested that the eventual Bill should include people who engaging in such activities outside the safe zones. How would that be enforced and managed? I want to tease...