Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

When I was a young new father, I had interactions with public health nurses who came out to the house to visit my child and my wife at the time. As a father, I got support by being able to ask a question because I was not sure and did not know what to do and all that. It still sticks with me that I was able to use that support and it helped me at the time. The gap in services in my area at the moment is just not good enough and that issue needs to be prioritised for women and their partners.