Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 28 June 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Services for the Treatment of Endometriosis: Endometriosis Association of Ireland
Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source
I want to stay in the same area of the strategy because I concur. I have been looking at the Australian version from 2018. The Australian version is very clear that there are four partners: the health service, the government sector, industry and the personal support of family and community. The advocacy groups are one of the four key players here and included in that is women's health networks as well. We would expect to see from the Department consultation with the Endometriosis Association of Ireland and, while I do not want to job people up, also organisations like the Irish Family Planning Association, IFPA. With Healthy Ireland, a lot of this is just about living life and living it better.
I am trying to get a sense of what the organisation would expect to be seeing from that strategy. We might as well put it out into the public about what we would like to see from the strategy. I presume that on top of that list is to be consulted and involved in the development of it.
From what I can glean from the Government announcements, they are suggesting that Tallaght and Cork are being expanded and the Coombe has been further funded. Then there is another six on top of that. This would give nine areas. Is that correct?
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