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Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Frances Black: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Frances Black: I second the amendment. I am concerned that we are not using the full extent of State power to force guilty parties such as religious orders and pharmaceutical companies to contribute to the scheme. We have retabled amendment No. 45, which would require the Government to explore legal options to require relevant parties, including religious orders, pharmaceutical companies that ran illegal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Services for the Treatment of Endometriosis: Endometriosis Association of Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Frances Black: I thank all of our witnesses for coming. This is an important topic and I am glad we are speaking about it today. I thank the witnesses for the work they do on this issue. It is fantastic. I attended a powerful briefing on endometriosis hosted by Senators Ruane and Chambers in March, I believe. I realised that I do not know an awful lot about endometriosis apart from having friends who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Services for the Treatment of Endometriosis: Endometriosis Association of Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Frances Black: I could imagine that could be fairly traumatic all right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Services for the Treatment of Endometriosis: Endometriosis Association of Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Frances Black: Ms Darcy made reference to surgery in the context of creating a window of opportunity for conception. Is conception a recommended form of treatment or am I getting that wrong?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Services for the Treatment of Endometriosis: Endometriosis Association of Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Frances Black: I cannot even imagine what that must be like for some women who hear that. It is quite traumatic. I know Ms Darcy gave a detailed statement regarding the impact of endometriosis on mental health, and she may have spoken about the hormone imbalance, anxiety, depression, and mood fluctuations. Are there other factors that need to be considered here? For example, I have a very good friend...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Services for the Treatment of Endometriosis: Endometriosis Association of Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Frances Black: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Services for the Treatment of Endometriosis: Endometriosis Association of Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Frances Black: I can imagine the trauma and feeling of isolation, especially when people are going to services that do not really understand the impact, symptoms and all of that. I imagine it is very depressing to feel so isolated in that place. In the opening statement, Ms Nic Liam mentioned that treatment for endometriosis is far from accessible. She also mentioned the upfront costs of the cross-border...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Services for the Treatment of Endometriosis: Endometriosis Association of Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Frances Black: Do I have time for one more question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Services for the Treatment of Endometriosis: Endometriosis Association of Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Frances Black: I want to ask about education. The school programmes used in New Zealand and France were noted. I am sorry if the witnesses have touched on this, but how might something like this work within an Irish context? Where would be best to concentrate a pilot programme? Does the New Zealand programme work really well? Are the witnesses aware of it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Services for the Treatment of Endometriosis: Endometriosis Association of Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Frances Black: I thank the witnesses for their work. It is a really important issue. I do not think it gets enough coverage in general. We need to continue to highlight this issue on behalf of women who have and have not been diagnosed. I cannot imagine what that is like for women. The witnesses should keep up the great work. I hope they are able to get funding and that our committee can play a role...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2023)

Frances Black: I join other colleagues in welcoming Frank Allen and his niece to the Chamber. I know Frank very well. He is a wonderful writer and I am a huge fan of his work. It is great to have him here today. I want to raise a topic that has been covered in this Chamber several times, namely, the British Government's Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill. I have remarked on it...

Seanad: EU Migration: Motion [Private Members] (27 Jun 2023)

Frances Black: I second the motion.

Seanad: EU Migration: Motion [Private Members] (27 Jun 2023)

Frances Black: I am proud to be here alongside my Civil Engagement Group colleagues and I am pleased to second this important and timely motion. Senator Ruane has already outlined many of the devastating facts about this crisis and the ways that the EU institutions are complicit in human rights abuses suffered by refugees. I want to speak about the lethal practice of pushing back refugee boats and my...

Seanad: EU Migration: Motion [Private Members] (27 Jun 2023)

Frances Black: Hear, hear.

Seanad: EU Migration: Motion [Private Members] (27 Jun 2023)

Frances Black: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jun 2023)

Frances Black: I want to raise the issue of adult safeguarding. Yesterday in the media we heard about the horrific case of a nursing home resident who was raped by a healthcare worker who was tasked with caring for her. The woman, who is now deceased, was called Emily in the report. Her bravery and the support of her family led to the perpetrator being exposed and punished. However, we need to face up...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jun 2023)

Frances Black: I was at the Irish National Teachers Organisation, INTO, briefing yesterday in Buswells Hotel which was really powerful. The organisation is campaigning for a series of budgetary measures to improve the primary education system in Ireland. It has four requests or recommendations including a reduction in class sizes, the full restoration of 2,400 posts of responsibility in schools, an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Frances Black: A Chathaoirligh, I hope you can hear me okay. The division bells are ringing here. I thank all our witnesses for coming in for this debate on Sláintecare. It really is good to hear the progress that is happening on it. It is quite uplifting, so I thank them for that. I will focus on mental health, if that is okay, and I will ask some questions informed by the enactment of the...