Erin McGreehan (Louth, Fianna Fail)

The Minister is absolutely correct. I ask for mental health supports alongside the framework and fertility education and counselling for women who are not ready to have children. I am blessed that I have four children. I bucked the odds. I am eternally grateful my body was able to do that for me. We need that GP training and dedicated research funding. This is an autoimmune disease. In Ireland, we have quite a lot. Women are more inclined to have autoimmune diseases. We probably do not have a test bed because of the island are. We could be doing clinical trials and looking at research funding for endometriosis and autoimmune conditions in women. I cannot tell the House how important it is to move forward - go big or go home. The Minister is improving women's health and families. When a woman is sick in their home, it impacts the family. When we improve their health, we improve families and communities.

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