Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State seems to be saying this is very difficult to diagnose and, somehow, that is an excuse. Lots of things are difficult to diagnose and lots of illnesses take a long time to diagnose. It is possible to misdiagnose many things. It is not that difficult, however, to diagnose endometriosis in Australia and New Zealand, where there is much quicker diagnosis. Let us be honest. There has been an ongoing neglect of women's health in this country, which is a particularly backward country where the Catholic Church has dominated for many years. The Minister of State is saying that we should wait for the task force. That is not good enough, however, because women are not waiting any longer. We saw that with repeal and the gender quake taking place. Will the Minister of State meet these women and their representative association?

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