Results 81-100 of 116 for feel "party:" . (isset($parties[ucfirst("$a[1]")]) ? $parties[ucfirst("$a[1]")] : "$a[1]") speaker:Annie Hoey

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

Annie Hoey: ...Minister previously, I am in a number of education chats and there are many issues coming up. That seems to be something that is still raising concern in terms of special needs assistants, SNAs, feeling constricted, conflicted and unsure of how best to protect themselves. They are doing their very best but it seems to be a conversation that is still happening in terms of special needs...

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

Annie Hoey: ...; Investigates" documentary, which showed how bad things were. Some people may have forgotten that front-line workers are still working night and day against this pandemic. I hate the phrase, but I feel like we may have lost the dressing room. People are frustrated. Last Christmas, the vaccine was on the horizon and it seemed like we were on our way out of this. Now we are facing...

Seanad: Covid-19 and the New Measures (Education): Statements (2 Dec 2021)

Annie Hoey: ...to whom I and, I am sure, the Minister have spoken is "lockdown". People are having conversations about what kinds of lockdowns we are going to have and how long they will be for. Sometimes it feels as if there are leaks of information and slightly coy announcements from some members of the Government. It may or may not be the case. If it is, it is not particularly helpful,...

Seanad: Horticultural Peat (Temporary Measures) Bill 2021: Second Stage (30 Nov 2021)

Annie Hoey: ...mining peat because it is not renewable in any relevant timescale. It takes an enormous amount of time to renew peatlands. We should start calling it mining. I do not know how the public would feel about that but it is a useful word to put into people's minds. Many of the points made in the debate end up being repeated but I want to talk about the legal question. I have spoken to a...

Seanad: Report on Victim’s Testimony in cases of rape and sexual assault: Motion (17 Nov 2021)

Annie Hoey: ...did nothing wrong. You survived and however you chose to handle the moments, hours, days, weeks and months after, you did their best. I stand with you. I know that I am not the only Member who feels the same. I take time to make that declaration because I fear sometimes, in our haste to make substantive policy and legislative contributions on difficult topics, we can forget that at...

Seanad: Forestry Licensing: Statements (11 Nov 2021)

Annie Hoey: ...the Minister of State for being here. We had a lengthy couple of days earlier in this Seanad term to discuss this issue. We are back to discuss it again. As a member of the agricultural panel, I feel that afforestation is a method of decarbonisation that we do not really utilise enough in the fight against climate change. Given that we have the spectre of COP26 looming large over all...

Seanad: Science Week: Statements (11 Nov 2021)

Annie Hoey: ...hurtled scientists into the mainstream. The lingo of science has entered our common parlance. Of course, with that has come the backlash against scientific knowledge and expertise. Sometimes it feels like perhaps we are surrounded by self-declared scientists and experts, as are our inboxes. It would be remiss of me to reflect on Science Week without reflecting on the state of our...

Seanad: Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young People: Statements (9 Nov 2021)

Annie Hoey: ...be a Debbie Downer. It is really worrying that the Minister of State is here today speaking about what I believe will be a very positive change but service users are very concerned about it. They feel the progress and opportunities are not clear with regard to how it will work. I wanted to give the Minister of State this figure because I believe it is important. Down Syndrome Ireland...

Seanad: Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Annie Hoey: ...on trolleys in Cork University Hospital only a couple of days ago. I worry about what is going to come down the line with regard to hospital trolley numbers. Healthcare workers in particular are feeling the impact in this regard. I know we are talking about extending the emergency regulations but I will speak about our winter plan because it is relevant. We do not have our winter plan...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Department of Health (2 Nov 2021)

Annie Hoey: This is something that, probably, other mental health organisations would feel strongly about. Mr. Kelly stated that it is in effect the same elsewhere but if we are drafting legislation, why not make it not just in effect the same but actually the same? I am sure we will come across this issue again as we move along. I am interested in hearing what engagement took place with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (14 Jul 2021)

Annie Hoey: It is very interesting that Senator Conway asked about the next plan, the contingency plan. I feel it is a good bit further on and that we are on plan D or E. The Minister said he wants to ensure clinical and operational independence for the national maternity hospital but does he still envision a situation where the hospital will remain within the ownership of the St. Vincent's group and...

Joint Committee On Health: Impacts of Covid-19 on Youth Mental Health and Psychological Services: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)

Annie Hoey: .... My thoughts on fees are well known but unpaid internships and training are unethical and they are locking people out of the sector. We are talking about young people having a lack of hope and feeling very weighed down but then there is also the lack of opportunity, in this and other sectors, before they even get out of the leaving certificate door. It is not good enough. It is really...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2021)

Annie Hoey: ...now paying the highest fees in Europe. When I was president of USI in 2015 and 2016, we campaigned against an increase in the student contribution fee. It is, obviously, a position about which I still feel strongly. I agree with the USI and the demands its representatives made outside Leinster House today. It is time to cut fees, fix student rental prices and take care of our students....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (26 May 2021)

Annie Hoey: I thank Ms McGrath for that answer. I had a conversation with a person who suffers from a rare disease and who feels the only way it is possible to describe the situation at present is that there is a price on life in this country. The experience of the health system has left the person feeling that way. No treatment is currently available for the condition in question, but there may be in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (26 May 2021)

Annie Hoey: ...where it is known that a treatment for a condition may be available and the people with the condition are willing to do whatever is required because their lives are being affected, and yet they feel that the required political or medical support will not be forthcoming. I cannot imagine what it would be like to live with that feeling of facing an uphill battle to get support. Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Human Rights and Mental Health: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Annie Hoey: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I agree that it is really disappointing that there has been so little time for debate on this. I feel it has been designed so that we just have statements in the Seanad with no time for proper analysis. I am watching Committee Stage proceedings on the screen above me. I am pushed on my multitasking but we only have an hour to debate the...

Seanad: Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (24 May 2021)

Annie Hoey: ...seems a million miles away but I am sure it will come. When I was hobbling through town today, I saw more light in the air literally and metaphorically. It has to be commended that people are feeling a little more optimistic. I will outline some concerns with the process of the Bill. The measures have been extended to 9 November. There has been a question as to why it could not have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Whistleblower Allegations: Department of Health (5 May 2021)

Annie Hoey: ...children getting what they are entitled to, which is access to an education. We are talking about cases being outstanding and what is going to be done. Truly, based on the public response and the feeling in this, the answer should be that no one should have to do this in the first place.

Seanad: International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2021)

Annie Hoey: ...in the home for no pay. A tweet by my Labour Party friend, Hannah Deasy, over the weekend really struck a chord with me, stating: I used to love #InternationalWomensDay but a year into the pandemic I feel hollow looking at many #IWD2021 events. Where is paid sick leave? Where is paid maternity & parental leave? Where is publicly funded childcare? These are the things that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Irish Language and the New Decade New Approach Agreement: Conradh na Gaeilge (2 Mar 2021)

Annie Hoey: ...with me as I speak my pidgin Irish. I will do my best. I have two questions. We have talked a lot about their subject matter already. One of them relates to how the communities themselves feel. Conas a bhraitheann an pobal nuair a fheiceann sé go bhfuil moill arís agus arís eile ar na gealltanais a tugadh i gComhaontú Chill Rímhinn i 2006 maidir le...