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Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Annie Hoey: I move amendment No. 44: "In page 48, line 13, after “and” where it secondly occurs to insert “all”." This amendment is pretty straightforward. It is to insert the word "all". It expands on the meaning of relevant information and documents in the Bill. It inserts the word "all" before the records to show that there is no ambiguity as to which personal...

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Annie Hoey: I move amendment No. 46: In page 71, line 36, to delete "manifestly".

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Annie Hoey: I move amendment No. 47: In page 72, line 21, to delete "manifestly".

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Annie Hoey: I move amendment No. 48: In page 84, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: "(2) Upon publication of the final report, the Director and/or other relevant Agency officials shall make themselves available to appear before the relevant Oireachtas Committees.". This is a pretty straightforward amendment. It adds a provision to the Bill so that when a report is published...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Annie Hoey: I thank the Minister for attending. I have a particular interest in this legislation having been a member of the governing body of the UCC and the HEA board, in a previous life. This legislation has been mooted for a while and it is good to see it come through the Houses. I welcome the fact that the Minister has had extensive engagement both with the joint committee and in the Dáil on...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jun 2022)

Annie Hoey: Following on from Senator Buttimer's comments, I also want to reference what has been happening over the past week and the incidents that have occurred during Pride month. I thought I would be standing up here during Pride month, as an out member of the LGBT community, to wish people a happy Pride and to list all of the things that we still have to do. I expected to put on my glad rags and...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Annie Hoey: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Annie Hoey: The Labour Party's substantive amendment is amendment No. 68 which Senator Higgins mentioned. That will be dealt with separately. We tabled amendments Nos. 33 to 40, inclusive, which precede amendment No. 68 which is the substantive amendment. These deal with the mandatory information session which is the big sticking point for the Labour Party. We are disappointed that we did not see...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Annie Hoey: I am seeking clarity. The Minister stated that we have moved on since 2017 and that there have been conversations. Was he given an explicit reason for why it cannot be by registered post? Was that legal advice or was it just the preference? I am not clear on that. We initially suggested that it could be done via phone call instead of in person, but our own thoughts on this have evolved....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Annie Hoey: I thank everyone for coming in this morning. I will jump to my favourite topic, which is always students and students who work in the healthcare system in particular. How many student medical staff across the board are working in the HSE? How vital are student nurses and midwives or other healthcare student cohorts? Do they represent an important part of staffing in a context in which we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Annie Hoey: This is not a question of whether the HSE should remunerate them. Ms O'Connor has said the HSE does not know at a given point how many students are in the health system. They are being trained and under supervision. There has been a major conversation around student nurses and midwives and whether they should be paid or remunerated or receive stipends, etc. Should we look at this, even if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Annie Hoey: I also wished to ask about the free contraception scheme. Has the Department approved the training to support the implementation of the scheme with the Irish College of General Practitioners? Has there been any meetings with the Irish Medical Organisation on the rolling out of the scheme, which is due to start in August. I apologise but the phrase just flew out of my head before.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Annie Hoey: It is the free contraception scheme.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Annie Hoey: I share the sentiments expressed by Senator Black and others on the utterly horrific and brutal behaviour of Israeli forces. It was unbelievable to see the footage. The lack of coverage of the incident was also shocking. On International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, I congratulate Jake Daniels of Blackpool Football Club who recently came out.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Annie Hoey: It takes no small amount of bravery to come out in an industry with thousands of players, some of whom may still be in the closet and fear how they will be treated by supporters, teammates and opponents. He is the first active male professional footballer in England to come out since Justin Fashanu did so 30 years ago. Justin's tragic death has cast a long shadow over professional football....

Seanad: Childcare Provision: Statements (17 May 2022)

Annie Hoey: Before I get to the substantive issue of childcare provision, I want to take a moment to comment on the operation of this House. I know we have done this many times of an evening here. It is now 8.15 p.m. and the Seanad is due to sit until 8.30 p.m. tonight. That makes it a very unfriendly working environment for family life. When I began in the Seanad, there was a lot of talk about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)

Annie Hoey: I welcome our guests and thank them for coming in. I am seeking clarity on an issue. In 2011 the HSE found that the SVHG sought funding for a private development. This came to light through the Committee of Public Accounts. It seems that security for the loan was some form of charge or lien over all of the land there, including the public hospital. The HSE found that while technically no...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)

Annie Hoey: Was there interaction with the bank on this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)

Annie Hoey: The bank would have consented to it as well. Okay, that is fine. As the names of the parties involved are very similar, I ask the witnesses to clarify another issue for me. SVHG owns the land and St. Vincent's Holdings is holding the shares. Who is it that the Minister would have to approach to request that the State be given the land? Who exactly is it that he would have to go to or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)

Annie Hoey: It is St. Vincent's Healthcare Group the Minister would have to approach.