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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2022)

Annie Hoey: I concur with the statements on guillotining and cutting off debates. It seems to happen every year as if we did not know the summer recess was going to come and we suddenly have to hurtle through business. Today at 12 noon outside the gates of Leinster House, Equality for Children and a number of other organisations including the National Infertility Support Information Network, LGBT...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)

Annie Hoey: We were talking about the definition of students' unions. We talked about this previously and this is something that came up when I was in the student movement, when we used to meet officials in the old Department of Education and Skills, which has now separated into two Departments. Maybe we were being a bit suspicious but we always got the sense that the officials did not want to define a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Effects of Long Covid and Provision of Long Covid Care: Engagement with Dr. John Lambert (6 Jul 2022)

Annie Hoey: I thank Dr. Lambert for his presentation. The additional information has been very useful. People regularly contact us about long Covid. People explain their symptoms and sometimes feel that they are not being believed and that it is in their head. It is great to have this session today. I am interested in how long Covid relates to workplace issues and how we might manage that. Some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Effects of Long Covid and Provision of Long Covid Care: Engagement with Dr. John Lambert (6 Jul 2022)

Annie Hoey: Dr. Lambert mentioned that people had contacted him with requests for it to be defined as a disability. Should that be considered? People contract long Covid either because they were on the front line or otherwise. Does Dr. Lambert believe it could be defined as a disability or will it be kept in a separate categorisation?

Seanad: EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Jul 2022)

Annie Hoey: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. I echo previous speakers' statements that it is frustrating that, as per usual ever summer, there is a rushing through of all Stages of Bills. I do not know why that seems to be necessary. The debate on the Bill could have been done over two separate sessions. To hear all Stages in one or two hours is poor practice, especially when no...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jun 2022)

Annie Hoey: On International Day of Parliamentarism we might consider paying our staff a fair wage. We would not be here at all without them and I wanted to remind everyone that issue is ongoing and has not been resolved. It is one that is causing great distress and costing us staff. I wish to raise two items. One of my favourite topics, outside my beloved students, is the repeal review. I noted...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jun 2022)

Annie Hoey: I thank the witnesses for their attendance. It always strikes me when we talk about hospitality workers that there is a public perception they are all young, mostly students and working part-time. There is an idea they are only working in the industry to supplement some other lifestyle, such as a student who needs to make extra money. It is obvious, however, that this is not the case. I...

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Annie Hoey: I move amendment No. 44: "In page 48, line 13, after “and” where it secondly occurs to insert “all”." This amendment is pretty straightforward. It is to insert the word "all". It expands on the meaning of relevant information and documents in the Bill. It inserts the word "all" before the records to show that there is no ambiguity as to which personal...

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Annie Hoey: I move amendment No. 46: In page 71, line 36, to delete "manifestly".

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Annie Hoey: I move amendment No. 47: In page 72, line 21, to delete "manifestly".

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Annie Hoey: I move amendment No. 48: In page 84, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: "(2) Upon publication of the final report, the Director and/or other relevant Agency officials shall make themselves available to appear before the relevant Oireachtas Committees.". This is a pretty straightforward amendment. It adds a provision to the Bill so that when a report is published...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Annie Hoey: I thank the Minister for attending. I have a particular interest in this legislation having been a member of the governing body of the UCC and the HEA board, in a previous life. This legislation has been mooted for a while and it is good to see it come through the Houses. I welcome the fact that the Minister has had extensive engagement both with the joint committee and in the Dáil on...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jun 2022)

Annie Hoey: Following on from Senator Buttimer's comments, I also want to reference what has been happening over the past week and the incidents that have occurred during Pride month. I thought I would be standing up here during Pride month, as an out member of the LGBT community, to wish people a happy Pride and to list all of the things that we still have to do. I expected to put on my glad rags and...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Annie Hoey: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Annie Hoey: The Labour Party's substantive amendment is amendment No. 68 which Senator Higgins mentioned. That will be dealt with separately. We tabled amendments Nos. 33 to 40, inclusive, which precede amendment No. 68 which is the substantive amendment. These deal with the mandatory information session which is the big sticking point for the Labour Party. We are disappointed that we did not see...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Annie Hoey: I am seeking clarity. The Minister stated that we have moved on since 2017 and that there have been conversations. Was he given an explicit reason for why it cannot be by registered post? Was that legal advice or was it just the preference? I am not clear on that. We initially suggested that it could be done via phone call instead of in person, but our own thoughts on this have evolved....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Annie Hoey: I thank everyone for coming in this morning. I will jump to my favourite topic, which is always students and students who work in the healthcare system in particular. How many student medical staff across the board are working in the HSE? How vital are student nurses and midwives or other healthcare student cohorts? Do they represent an important part of staffing in a context in which we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Annie Hoey: This is not a question of whether the HSE should remunerate them. Ms O'Connor has said the HSE does not know at a given point how many students are in the health system. They are being trained and under supervision. There has been a major conversation around student nurses and midwives and whether they should be paid or remunerated or receive stipends, etc. Should we look at this, even if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Annie Hoey: I also wished to ask about the free contraception scheme. Has the Department approved the training to support the implementation of the scheme with the Irish College of General Practitioners? Has there been any meetings with the Irish Medical Organisation on the rolling out of the scheme, which is due to start in August. I apologise but the phrase just flew out of my head before.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Annie Hoey: It is the free contraception scheme.