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Seanad: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (8 May 2024)

Annie Hoey: I was not going to speak today. I just came down to listen but as I listened to Senator Clonan and others, the words of James Connolly came to mind. Some men, faint-hearted, ever seek Our programme to retouch, And will insist, whene’er they speak That we demand too much. ’Tis passing strange, yet I declare Such statements give me mirth, For our demands most moderate...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Child Protection (2 May 2024)

Annie Hoey: Perhaps the Minister of State knows the answer to this question. On 4 January, during that meeting with Department officials, St. John Ambulance made the Department aware of the need for financial support in order to fund the post of safeguarding lead. Is the Minister of State aware that all of these legal cases are being taken? How does the organisation not have the finances for this post...

Seanad: Loneliness: Motion (1 May 2024)

Annie Hoey: I thank the Green Party for bringing this motion. At our Labour Party conference in March, my Labour Party colleague for Blackrock, Councillor Martha Fanning, brought a motion on this very topic. In her motion, she recognised the prevalence of loneliness in our society and she further noted that local authorities, as the custodians of many of our indoor and outdoor community spaces, should...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)

Annie Hoey: When coming here today, I was reflecting on a quote from James Larkin of 110 years ago, "Intolerance has been the curse of our country." Looking at some of the things that have happened over the past couple of weeks, it is unfortunate that 110 years after one of our greatest revolutionaries said that, we seem to be facing into it again. In the part of Dublin in which I am based, over last...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (17 Apr 2024)

Annie Hoey: I thank the Minister of State for coming in. I am raising the need for the Minister for Health to address issues relating to the state of trans healthcare in Ireland and the need to move to informed consent, gender affirming care at community and primary care level. I will give some context of our trans health care here in Ireland, although frankly, that is something that I do not think we...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Abortion Services (16 Apr 2024)

Annie Hoey: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I have a health topic for the Minister of State, as he peruses different topics here today. Following on from the "RTÉ Investigates" programme broadcast last night - I hope the Minister of State has seen it and, if not, I would certainly recommend he take a look at it - I want to ask the Minister, or the Minister of State, Deputy Burke,...

Seanad: Agriculture: Statements (16 Apr 2024)

Annie Hoey: ...supports for tillage farmers. Once a tillage farming girl, always a tillage farming girl. Over recent months I have found myself peering out the window daily and muttering about planting weather and wet sodden land. I must have picked it up off my dad over the years when he used to do that. As a little girl I would stand beside him and nod along and go, "Yes, most certainly." It has...

Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Second Stage (20 Mar 2024)

Annie Hoey: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. We welcome the Research and Innovation Bill, which will be a strong foundation for promoting and advancing research in Ireland and ensuring that research bodies and individuals get easy and equal access to funding and opportunities. There are, however, certain points that require a more detailed approach to ensure the Bill will function as...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Mar 2024)

Annie Hoey: Today I draw attention to the dire conditions in the pig industry revealed yesterday by both the National Animal Rights Association and Animal Rebellion Ireland. They partnered a few months ago in January 2024 to investigate Ireland's pig industry. They chose at random the pig farms to go into in an effort to give an honest insight as to what happens in Irish pig farms. The results were...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Mar 2024)

Annie Hoey: Forgive me for not staying for the remainder of this session. I have an audiovisual room briefing with the Acting Leader and my former comrades at the Union of Students in Ireland, where we will discuss their digs research and legislation.

Seanad: Community Safety and Investment: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2024)

Annie Hoey: I thank the Minister for coming to the House. I note the recent formation of the Ballymun implementation board, which will tackle some of the deep-rooted issues that exist in Ballymun and bring together relevant social service providers and An Garda Síochána. It is based on the Drogheda model. It is a real example of how communities and gardaí can work together towards...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2024)

Annie Hoey: Many here will have been at last week’s launch of the report compiled by AsIAm and Inclusion Ireland. The report contains survey results which show that 35% of disabled children endure seclusion and 27% suffer restraint at school. Children have a right to feel safe at school. AsIAm and Inclusion Ireland have called for guidance and regulations in schools. Anyone who saw the...

Seanad: Second Anniversary of Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Statements (22 Feb 2024)

Annie Hoey: ...of Ukraine and Lithuania. I thank the Ukrainian ambassador especially for showing resolute steadfastness in the face of the untold horror in her home country. She has kept all of us reminded of what continues to happen in Ukraine. Since Russia's full-scale annexation of the Donetsk region in Ukraine, military deaths have reached 500,000 and civilian deaths over 10,000, including 560...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Animal Breeding (20 Feb 2024)

Annie Hoey: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I wish to ask when the Government plans to conduct a review of the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010. Are there plans to prepare a Bill to amend the Act, should it be required, to update the legislation? My understanding is that there is a commitment to review the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 in the programme for Government which has...

Seanad: Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2024: Motion (15 Feb 2024)

Annie Hoey: We, in the Labour Party, agree with the Minister to extend the ARP scheme for property owners. We recognise that the monthly payments comprise a sizeable, significant fraction of the financial safety net that has been built for Ukrainian refugees. We believe that extending the scheme will allow its application to refugees who are still arriving into Ireland to have accommodation assistance...

Seanad: Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2024: Motion (15 Feb 2024)

Annie Hoey: My hometown has suffered reputational damage because of what has happened over the last couple of years. The people of the town, elected representatives, community leaders and people who have come to live in the town, both from around the country and abroad, all work hard to build it to be what I believe is a great town a great place to live. We have welcomed people to Drogheda for a very...

Seanad: Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (14 Feb 2024)

Annie Hoey: Many of us grew up hearing about people needing organ donation. It is something I have heard an awful lot about. I have had very young friends whose lives have been transformed and changed because of organ donation. They are able to live full lives into adulthood whereas, even a decade before, they would not have been able to do that. There is a real opportunity here now. I hope many...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Annie Hoey: I thank the witnesses. It has been really interesting. I recall when I was in the Union of Students of Ireland, we disaffiliated from Drinkaware because we recognised that it did not make sense for a drinks company to be leading off on this. It was highly controversial when we did it more than ten years ago. It caused a furore at the time. It is very interesting hearing the witnesses...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)

Annie Hoey: Great. I thank all of our guest speakers for their presentations this morning. The theme is to examine a system for assisted dying. I am struck that in an opening statement, a section reads: "It is the conclusion of the senior clinical group in the HSE that there are significant supports, ... legal and medical, in place in Ireland to enable people to die in a dignified way." Is there a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2024)

Annie Hoey: Following on some of the themes that have been mentioned, and it has been discussed a couple of times, it is time we start calling these arson attacks what they are, namely, terrorist attacks. I do not think I am being OTT when I use this term. We have done some research on this. We can use terror laws for arson attacks on accommodation or linked to people seeking asylum. That is language...