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Seanad: International Women's Day 2022: Statements (9 Mar 2022)

Annie Hoey: International Women's Day, Lá Idirnáisiúnta na mBan, is when we always hear the phrase, "Lots done, lots more to do." I hate that phrase. I see it in my old social media posts where I would say things like, “Yay! Look how far we have come! We have done so much work and we have got lots more to do.” I was very optimistic about things. I do no know if I am just...

Seanad: Brain Health and Dementia: Statements (9 Mar 2022)

Annie Hoey: Another of the things that struck me was the link between hearing loss and the development of dementia. I was surprised to hear that. I looked it up afterwards because I wanted to know what the story with it is. A 2020 report in The Lancethighlighted that people who live with hearing loss have a greater risk of developing dementia. That is something I would not have had a clue about. I...

Seanad: Brain Health and Dementia: Statements (9 Mar 2022)

Annie Hoey: I welcome the Minister of State. This is an important topic and it is great that people have spoken about us moving towards being a dementia-friendly society. Like some others, I attended yesterday's briefing, which was organised by Senator O'Loughlin, on the topic of dementia and brain health. It was an eye-opening experience for me. Many young people tend to think of dementia as being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overcrowding Crisis in Hospitals: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Annie Hoey: I thank the guests for their presentations. I was struck by Ms Ní Sheaghdha comment that the HSE does not count certain patients on trolleys whereas the INMO does. It seems most unethical and immoral that the HSE does not count the figures but the INMO does. The HSE seems to be grossly neglecting its responsibility to have accurate figures. We know the INMO counts these patients but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overcrowding Crisis in Hospitals: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Annie Hoey: I thank the witnesses. I have only been in this role for two years and we have had Covid in the middle of all of that. However, it seems this predates Covid. It seems we are constantly talking about what could be, but I do not know where the movement is coming from to make that a reality. Maybe that is because I am being cynical. We in the Labour Party are enormous supporters of a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overcrowding Crisis in Hospitals: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Annie Hoey: In regard to workforce planning, we are getting bubbles of people, an injection of funding goes into an area and it then bubbles up. However, I will not go into workforce planning. When talking about trolleys, it was said that the patients are not counted and, therefore, staff are not assigned. I want to make sure I heard that correctly because that would mean staff numbers do not take...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overcrowding Crisis in Hospitals: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Annie Hoey: That is crazy. No wonder we are goosed. I have listened to this whole thing and I have read the submissions. As I said, I am at this for two years, which is only a short time. Every single time we are discussing this and every time the witnesses and this cohort come in, my mouth is just hanging open. It just seems crazy and, I would say, immoral, unethical and inhumane on both patients...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Arts Council (8 Mar 2022)

Annie Hoey: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House for this. I do not know whether he is aware of this or what awareness his Department has on this issue. We know that Covid has not been the only challenge that festivals and artists have faced. I will talk about the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival. Its funding had been increased by 50% in 2019, just ahead of Covid hitting....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Arts Council (8 Mar 2022)

Annie Hoey: I thank the Minister of State for his response but I am not asking that anyone directs the Arts Council to fund this festival or to change its funding system. The issue I am raising is that there seems to be no other revenue stream or way to fund this festival. The festival has gone through the appeals process and the issue is that process. The appeal is about the process, not about the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Mar 2022)

Annie Hoey: Guím Lá Idirnáisiúnta na mBan faoi mhaise ar gach duine. Is lá é le smaoineamh ar an dul chun cinn atá déanta, agus atá fós le déanamh, ag mná na hÉireann. I want to briefly talk about International Women's Day in Ukraine. It could be argued that war is one of the most gendered of experiences. While men in the main depart...

Seanad: Redundancy Payments (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (8 Mar 2022)

Annie Hoey: First, I must offer my apologies. As it is International Women's Day, I am scooting from one Zoom event to another today. It is a big day for us gals. I thank the Minister of State for coming into the House. The Labour Party of course supports this Bill. It will bring peace of mind to many workers who were laid off during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. During the past two years,...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Annie Hoey: I would prefer that Dr. Gijbels would make his statement. I have to go at 12 o'clock but I have plenty of time. That is no problem.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Annie Hoey: I thank the witnesses. It has been useful and powerful and has given us things to think about. Early in the presentation, reference was made to stigmatising language. Will the witnesses tease out the correlation between the stigmatising language used in legislation and the direct impact on patients? Sometimes people can see things as just words. Will the witnesses draw the link between...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Annie Hoey: I thank our guests. I apologise to Dr. Gijbels for smushing his first name and surname together. I ran over myself trying to get his name out. Those are all the questions I have. I thank all our guests so much. I would love to speak to them offline about the matters I have raised. If they want to reach out to my office, I would love to talk to them about that. I thank the Chair. I am...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Annie Hoey: That is very helpful. It is always useful for us to have specific issues to focus on and chase after. A couple of weeks ago, doctors and medical professionals appeared before the committee. One witness spoke about a colleague who, as a GP in Australia, prescribed medication for about 30% of patients with mental health difficulties whereas in Ireland, she found herself prescribing for...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Annie Hoey: I thank our guests for their responses. I would be interested to learn more. In the same way it is for Deputy Ward, this is a very personal topic to me, especially issues around tapering the use of medication. When I was a very young woman, there were many complexities around those issues and perhaps some day I will be more confident to speak about my experiences more publicly. The human...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Mar 2022)

Annie Hoey: Like Senator Maria Byrne, I want to raise World Book Day, an issue that is very close to my heart. In particular, I want to talk about access to libraries and library services for children. I loved nothing more than going to the library as a child. I was a voracious reader and sometimes during the summer holidays when there were late-night openings, my dad would bring us to the library...

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...