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Seanad: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jan 2024)

Annie Hoey: I feel like I have to explain that every time I speak here. As my Labour Party colleagues and I said yesterday, we welcome the proposed changes to the definition of "family" in Bunreacht na hÉireann. If it is all right, I would like to take a moment to make the connection here and to applaud the ruling in the Supreme Court case yesterday, and to thank Johnny O'Meara for taking the...

Seanad: An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (23 Jan 2024)

Annie Hoey: I will remain seated, if that is all right. I will not go over all of the things that were said yesterday. On behalf of the Labour Party grouping, I am proposing an amendment to Part 2 on page 6 to delete the lines 12 to 14, inclusive, and substitute the following: The State recognises that care within and outside the home and Family gives to the State a support without which the common...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)

Annie Hoey: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I have quite short questions. I will ask my questions and the witnesses can then answer them. I am struck by the case of patients with a bowel obstruction who need to change to a different system. Have the witnesses found that process is too onerous or bureaucratic? Have people missed the boat because there was an additional process that...

Seanad: An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: An Dara Céim - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Jan 2024)

Annie Hoey: Hopefully, I will be forgiven for remaining seated. I am not able to stand for long periods at the moment, so I will be doing something that feels very unnatural. I welcome the debate and the introduction of the Bill to amend Article 41, particularly related to the current sexist language within it, which refers to women having a life within the home and mothers having duties in the home....

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Non-court-based Conflict Resolution Mechanisms for Media-related Complaints: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Annie Hoey: I thank everyone for their presentations. We talk about how most of the people who avail of the Press Council of Ireland are ordinary citizens and the options that are there for them. Can the witnesses talk a little bit about the broader awareness? I do not know how many people I know would know about the Press Council of Ireland, which is possibly a problem with my friend circle. The...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Non-court-based Conflict Resolution Mechanisms for Media-related Complaints: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Annie Hoey: I thank the witnesses for their replies. I am struck by the comment about the far right. As alluded to previously, we are coming into a big 12-month period for elections. It is up to all of us to keep an eye on how those actors may operate in ways that continue to infringe on democracy, reporting and so on. I have no further questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Engagement with People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2024)

Annie Hoey: I hope everyone can hear me okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Engagement with People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2024)

Annie Hoey: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I apologise for joining the meeting from my office, which I hope is all right. I thank our guests for their presentations, which somewhat brought into stark focus how far we, as a State, have to go on disability rights and supports. We are a million miles from where we need to be. This committee must think about the living part as well as the dying part. Our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Engagement with People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2024)

Annie Hoey: There has been discussion about the term "life limiting" being ableist and exclusionary. Do either of the witnesses know if preferred language is emerging within the disabled people's organisations or the disabled community, in Ireland or globally, for an alternative term that might be perceived as less ableist? Do they know of an alternative way to discuss that which is currently emerging...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Engagement with People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2024)

Annie Hoey: I thank Mr. Kearns.

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Annie Hoey: Thank you. Senators might forgive me because I am not in a position to stand terribly well so I might be up and down with the excitement of coming back.

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Annie Hoey: Thank you. I welcome this discussion and the Bill. I was proud to be part of the cosignatories group on the legislation we proposed in here. I do not want to say I am tickled pink that it is finally coming through but this is significant legislation. We have waited five years for it. The Bill is about patient safety and the well-being of those going into hospitals or healthcare settings,...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2023)

Annie Hoey: I will move and withdraw the amendment with the right to resubmit it on Report Stage.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2023)

Annie Hoey: I thank all the staff in the Seanad and across the Houses. I hope everyone has a restful summer break. I want to briefly bring up the documentary that was shown on RTÉ about dairy farming about which there has been much discussion. It did not just cover dairy farming, obviously. It also covered live animal exports. There were scenes of young calves that were kicked and thrown from...

Seanad: Care Payments: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2023)

Annie Hoey: I welcome those in the Gallery from Family Carers Ireland and the people this motion is for and about. As has been referenced previously, obviously, not every carer can be here today because they have caring responsibilities. I thank Senator Ardagh for her contribution. Sometimes, in here, you get a moment where you see the reality of our lives behind the cameras and all the things we do,...

Seanad: Situation in Israel and occupied Palestinian territory: Statements (12 Jul 2023)

Annie Hoey: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach for allowing me to share time. I was reading up on some of the latest developments and some quotes from some of the news articles about Israel struck me. The Israel Defense Forces, IDF, regarding a recent bombing that ended up killing civilians, stated: [They] made numerous efforts to minimise harm to the civilian population in the Gaza Strip, including by...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Government Reform (11 Jul 2023)

Annie Hoey: I thank the Minister of State for coming in to respond to this Commencement matter, which comes on the back of a very fruitful meeting between the Association of Irish Local Government, AILG, and the Labour Party Seanad grouping last week. It is also an issue that has been articulated to us by many councillors. I am sure the same is true of the various party groupings, including my esteemed...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Government Reform (11 Jul 2023)

Annie Hoey: I thank the Minister of State. My understanding, from the conversation I had with the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, is that it is waiting for the Minister of State to complete this work in order for this to proceed from the Department. Does he have any idea when that work will be completed? Is it planned to have it done ahead of the local...