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Seanad: Loneliness: Motion (1 May 2024)

Annie Hoey: ...with a greater risk of cardiovascular disease, dementia, stroke, depression, anxiety, and premature death. The mortality impact of being socially disconnected is similar to that caused by smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day, and even greater than that associated with obesity and physical inactivity. And the harmful consequences of a society that lacks social connection can be felt in our...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: ...allowance for families in receipt of the working family payment. That is a very targeted measure. It was also calling for an increase in the qualified child allowance for those under 12 by €5 and by €10 for those over 12 to match the cost of raising children and prevent an increase in child poverty. The estimated cost for that was about €110 million. For anyone who...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare (Dogs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Annie Hoey: ...changing the €100 fine "that on summary conviction, to a class B fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both, or (b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €250,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or to both." This section relates more to the abuse of dog licences than animal welfare, which is the issue I am...