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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 (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...

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...

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 appreciate that starting point, but I just wished to establish, for people watching and so forth, that if they were to come from this, the Minister is happy to give the commitment that he will be proposing that legislation or that he will lead off on that as the Minister for Health. I will move on to the second-----

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: Okay, I appreciate that is the angle. From how this process has been talked about from the beginning, many people felt that it was going to go beyond the operational. I appreciate that the Minister is coming at it as a start point and that it may evolve from that, but I believe that many people were under the impression that it would include policy. I wanted to put that forward. I accept...

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: As I was thinking, I came up with another question. I know it has been said again and again but the teams in all our offices are doing the Lord's work trying to find and parse documents live as the meeting proceeds, which is exceedingly difficult. I appreciate that problems sometimes arise but it is incredibly difficult for members to do this. We want to get the best out of this meeting...

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...

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: 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: Violence Against Women: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

Annie Hoey: It is always difficult when you have to stand up and follow someone who has shared their experiences. I have been that person who shared my own experience here. I know how very difficult it is to stand up and talk about those things. They really, truly do not ever leave you and it is awful that the Senator had to do that. I thank her for taking a moment to share that with us. I certainly...

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

Annie Hoey: Both, I suppose.

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

Annie Hoey: Thinking about embedded care, and obviously it cannot be the same as in a college setting, but I recall that when I was at UCC, there was a GP surgery downstairs, a mental health service upstairs, a physiotherapist around the corner and a nurse for other things. Obviously, that is one particular setting but all of the care options were provided. It would relieve some of the pressure, as Dr....

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.