Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)

-----and it is seen by all of us here as exactly what it is. Women who have had access to the correct treatment have told us what it means. They say they feel reborn, that they got their lives back, that they shared the joy of being part of the lives of their children and their families again, that they could work again, that they could breathe easy again. That is what is at stake. That is what real action on endometriosis can give back to so many women and their families. Cuireann inmheatróis isteach ar bhean amháin as gach deichniúr. Tá an Stát ag íoc as mhná a fhágáil ag fulaingt, cráite i gciúnas agus i nganntanas cúraim. Caithfidh sé seo a athrú.

Ordinary women from across the country flocked to public meetings, women from all walks of life brought together by one thing - endometriosis. The meetings were raw with tears, suffering and trauma but also filled with resilience, strength, love and determination to achieve a turning point for the treatment endometriosis in Ireland, to say no longer will we be ignored, sidelined or suffer in silence. The women in the Gallery and tens of thousands at home watching on are strong and united and they are not going away. This is about one in ten women - their health, futures and their very lives. That is what is on the line. The Government must now finally hear their call, respect their experiences and suffering and respond now.

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