Thomas Gould (Cork North-Central, Sinn Fein)

There were women in the Public Gallery tonight. I spoke with some of them earlier and listened to their stories. A few weeks ago, I attended a meeting in Cork where people told their horrific stories. Here I am a 6 ft 5 in. man talking about women's health and women's period pains. I have no idea. I believe the Minister is a decent person so I ask her not to let the bureaucracy, the Department or the men in this Government tell her to put down an amendment. She should be backing this motion wholeheartedly. She should be leading the way.

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