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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Annie Hoey: I appreciate Ms Forbes taking the time to respond. I am sure she feels that she is addressing this issue a lot and the review has been done. I invite her to respond to my question in respect of the board. I know it is tangential to the issue for discussion today but it is related to it. Is there any update on when the vacancy for a midlands correspondent will be filled?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Annie Hoey: I ask our guests to provide an update on the vacancy for a midlands correspondent.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Annie Hoey: I thank our guests for indulging my somewhat tangential and around-the-corner questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Annie Hoey: I will not go back around as we have spoken a lot about training. The figure of 350 GPs out of a potential 1,000 GPs is a fair whopper of a number, and it could be substantial. Reference is often made to bringing in doctors from abroad. At a previous meeting we had a brief conversation about the ethics of recruiting doctors from overseas and the impact of depleting other countries, and...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Annie Hoey: I only have four questions, so I might not need all ten minutes. I am conscious the committee is focusing on the points that have been highlighted but, with the indulgence of the Chairman, I will circle onto the issue of bogus self-employment. Will RTÉ be carrying out a review of why this practice was allowed to continue for so long? Obviously, it is very expensive and will be a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: State Examinations (25 Jan 2022)

Annie Hoey: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Annie Hoey: I raise the very pressing and worrying issue of Russia's plans to conduct a military exercise in waters off the Irish coast next month. The area is about 130 nautical miles off the coast of Cork and is firmly within Ireland's exclusive economic zone. We can all agree that there is grave concern in both military and political circles in Ireland. I will certainly not pretend to be a military...

Seanad: Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (20 Jan 2022)

Annie Hoey: Senator Doherty talked about this as an issue that is in the shadows. If the House will be good enough to indulge me, I would like to share some of the evidence and testimony that was gathered in advance of putting this Bill together. This work was done by the Irish National Teachers Organisation, INTO. We have referenced the fact the INTO is the organisation that has been pushing this...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Jan 2022)

Annie Hoey: First, I express my sympathy and condolences to the Murphy family and the Tullamore community on the senseless murder of Ashling Murphy. Second, I warmly welcome the announcement made today that public healthcare workers who worked on the front line during the Covid-19 pandemic are to receive a once-off €1,000 tax-free payment. I note and particularly welcome that student nurses who...

Seanad: The Impact of Covid-19 on Primary and Secondary Education: Motion (19 Jan 2022)

Annie Hoey: I welcome the Minister to the House and welcome the Chair of the committee. I will only cover a couple of points from the report and the recommendations. It is a hefty report and the Deputy read out the ten recommendations from it. I flag, first of all, the concerns regarding the ability of special needs assistants to maintain social distance. As I stated to the Minister previously, I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Annie Hoey: I thank the Chairman for allowing me in. I was listening as I was jogging back to Leinster House. From what I heard, there seems to be a bit of a mishmash between some of the things that have been said and some of the actions that have been taken. We talk about a health-led approach but, unfortunately, criminalising would not be compatible with that approach. A lot of the international...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Annie Hoey: I asked about medicinal cannabis and the Minister of State's engagement with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Annie Hoey: I will not ask any further questions, but I suggest that it is very important for his brief that the Minister of State understands the difference between decriminalisation and legalisation, the impact that will have on drug use, what we are saying and the perceived permission we are giving. They are two very different things. Conflating the two is not very helpful to the Minister of State,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Dec 2021)

Annie Hoey: I have my full Christmas regalia on today. I want to reflect on the news that Cappagh Kids is not going to receive additional funding for orthopaedic paediatric care in 2022. I think we can all agree this is devastating news for patients, parents and staff who are trying hard to care for children with scoliosis. It is hard for me and for the children and carers affected to understand why...

Seanad: Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Dec 2021)

Annie Hoey: I welcome the Minister. Many of us saw this day when we would need to have extra restrictions coming. I remember saying here that it would be a nightmare to have to come back here and do all that again, but here we are. I suppose that is the nature of the pandemic. I hope we are operating as though this is the last time it is going to happen. We can hope it is the last time but we must...

Seanad: Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Dec 2021)

Annie Hoey: I will be sure to tell the people who have mentioned it to me. We need to talk about the long term. We keep coming in here to discuss these emergency measures but according to the WHO, Covid will be with us until 2023. I hope we can come up with a better legislative approach than repeatedly coming into the House and having the same arguments over an hour, when we all recognise what we need...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2021)

Annie Hoey: I have been listening to the debate in my office. I did not jog here, because I am in a brace, but I did walk very swiftly. I did not get to contribute yesterday. We are all speaking about our own secretarial assistants and people who we have worked with. I have to speak about Ellen Murphy who works with me. She does the Lord's work and goes above and beyond. We are a team. She keeps...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Dec 2021)

Annie Hoey: I refer to the Fórsa campaign. There was a briefing in the past hour. I would say it is hot off the presses but, alas, the campaign is about an ongoing issue. It is the Respect for SNAs campaign, which aims to highlight the value and role of special needs assistants. This is following up on the Department of Education's refusal of a new union claim for a new minimum qualification for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Scope and Structure of Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act: Engagement with Minister for Health (8 Dec 2021)

Annie Hoey: I thank the Minister for his attendance. Many of the questions I had intended to ask have been covered. I am seeking clarification on the differences between the policy and the operation of the legisaltion. Things such as the 12-week limit and so forth would be considered policy issues and the Minister said earlier that those issues are to be decided by the Oireachtas and voted on by...