Results 81-100 of 745 for speaker:Annie Hoey

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of High Levels of Covid-19 on the Health System: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Annie Hoey: I hope everyone can hear me. I reiterate what everyone has said. I thank all the witnesses so much for being here and for the work that they and their teams are doing. It is deeply appreciated by all of us here and, I am sure, many members of the public. I will focus on two areas. The phrase "colossal health crisis" has been used in this session. We are obviously in a colossal health...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of High Levels of Covid-19 on the Health System: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Annie Hoey: It would be great if the HSE had any further figures to share. I will bounce the second question off the witnesses and that will be my main questions asked, and then anybody else who wants to come in may do so. Could any of the witnesses offer their thoughts on the following? We have talked a lot about mandatory quarantine, and there has been comment from some political corners to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of High Levels of Covid-19 on the Health System: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Annie Hoey: I appreciate and recognise that Dr. Glynn cannot give us the panacea we all want.

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (26 Jan 2021)

Annie Hoey: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I thank the Minister for coming into the House to talk about this issue. We are all talking about the same things and thinking about how AstraZeneca is going to impact on us. It is important, as was outlined, that the Government needs to turn its attention to the plan it has for our own vaccination programme. I know that the existence of the vaccine has provided...

Seanad: Report of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Statements (Resumed) (26 Jan 2021)

Annie Hoey: That is no problem. I will start by thanking the many people who have taken the time to speak to me over the past while on this particularly sensitive topic. I thank the Acting Chairperson in particular for talking to me last week and being kind with his thoughts and experiences. I thank some other people, including Samantha Long, who has been an eternal voice on this issue, for being so...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Update (29 Jan 2021)

Annie Hoey: I have a few quick questions for Professor MacCraith, after which I will ask some general questions. When did the Minister for Health tell Professor MacCraith that he was accelerating the nursing home vaccine roll-out that he announced on 8 January?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Update (29 Jan 2021)

Annie Hoey: Yes. It would be great if Professor MacCraith could come back to me on that because in a briefing to Oireachtas Members and journalists he indicated that it would be prudent to keep a buffer of vaccines. Obviously, when there was a change of tack that buffer was used up quickly. The timeline from when Professor MacCraith said it would be prudent to have a buffer and the Minister changing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Update (29 Jan 2021)

Annie Hoey: That would be great. Front-line workers around the country were told that their vaccination appointments were cancelled on the day the acceleration was announced. In Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, they were told on 11 January and the Dublin Fire Brigade and paramedics were told on 13 January. The reason was the nursing home acceleration. Was it a good idea for the plan to change...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Update (29 Jan 2021)

Annie Hoey: Is it fair to say that the change of tack and the acceleration of vaccination in nursing homes are the reason a number of front-line workers had their vaccinations cancelled or postponed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Update (29 Jan 2021)

Annie Hoey: That is interesting because only a week ago Mr. Paul Reid spoke about this at the HSE briefing. When asked if the nursing home acceleration had led to the cancellation of front-line staff vaccinations he said that was practically what happened. It is interesting to hear the two different perspectives. Looking back, what if the HSE and hospitals had known what they know now about the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Annie Hoey: I also want to be associated with the comments expressing sympathy to those who have lost loved ones in nursing homes during Covid. I am thinking about them as they try to move forward. The Covid-19 expert panel's report for the Minister for Health was released a couple of months ago. It stated only 10% of nursing homes invited actually submitted a written response. Members of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Annie Hoey: The detail is not necessarily. I am just wondering whether engagement with 60 members of the public constitutes an accurate reflection of how members of the public have felt. I remember at the time that not a single person I knew had heard about the opportunity to engage with the consultation, including people who had relatives in nursing homes who had passed away. Do the witnesses think...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Annie Hoey: That is not quite what I asked, but I will move onto the next question. An article was published, which I am sure everyone has seen. It has also been referenced in respect of the fact that because of staff shortages, relatives are not going to be able to visit residents at the end of life stage. I know many references have been made to the funding model and all of those things. What...

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

Annie Hoey: I rise to raise an issue of serious concern for students across the further and higher education sector regarding their placement requirements and their inability to fulfil their obligations in that regard due to Covid. A number of courses have a required placement as part of their professional qualification in order for students to proceed through their degree. I have been contacted by...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic (12 Feb 2021)

Annie Hoey: I thank the Minister of State for her reply and engagement on this issue, which I thank Senator Mullen for raising.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Staff (12 Feb 2021)

Annie Hoey: I thank the Minister of State for her reply and for being here this morning through three Commencement matters. I thank Senator Buttimer for raising this very important issue, which we have discussed at the Joint Committee on Health.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cultural Objects (12 Feb 2021)

Annie Hoey: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Noonan, to the House.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cultural Objects (12 Feb 2021)

Annie Hoey: While we have the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, here I might suggest a slight change to the running order as proposed by the Cathaoirleach and call Senator Fiona O'Loughlin next and then move to the matter to be dealt with by the Minister of State, Deputy Joe O'Brien. I have been in the Chair 20 seconds and the power has gone to my head. I am causing chaos and changing things up and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cultural Objects (12 Feb 2021)

Annie Hoey: I am causing chaos. As that has been agreed, I call Senator O'Loughlin to raise her Commencement matter.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Feb 2021)

Annie Hoey: I will bounce through a number of issues today as quickly as I can. The first is about students travelling for practical laboratories. A number of students have contacted me because they are concerned about bringing Covid-19 into their homes. On-campus laboratories are still mandatory for students completing courses with a practical element, which has left students throughout the country...