Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

There are major delays in waiting to see a gynaecologist. Women can be waiting for up to two or three years. In August, the hospital consultants' association told us that 28,000 women were waiting at the time, 5,400 of whom had waited for more than a year. About a month ago, I asked Beaumont Hospital and the RCSI hospital group the number of full-time endometriosis excision specialists. I heard that there are only two, as far as I can see, in that hospital group. I welcome the point mentioned about the women's health task force, but if other countries can have centres of excellence for this appalling condition, then surely Ireland can do that as well, if the Government will work with the association.

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