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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Oct 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I will give a quick welcome. I acknowledge the work of Lusk ICA, which does tremendous work and has been supporting women in north County Dublin in rural areas for generations. This is a very strong branch that contributes an awful lot to the overall ICA network in Ireland. I am delighted to have them here today. I thank the Cathaoirleach for that welcome.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I thank the Cathaoirleach and the committee for allowing me to sit in on this session. I am not a member of the committee but, representing north County Dublin, I am very interested in the horticultural industry. I was lucky to visit Keelings’ plant last year with the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, where I met its CEO, Caroline Keeling, and saw the wonderful production facilities it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: If that were changed, would Keelings be in a position to develop housing?

Seanad: Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Motion (4 Oct 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Whatever I say today will be completely inadequate next to Senator Clonan's contribution. I can hear the passion in his voice because he has been through this with a very vulnerable child who had to face a number of serious surgeries. Senator Conway, when he was a child, faced some very serious and life-altering surgeries. Like Senator Clonan, he has personal experience of this. We have...

Seanad: Crime and Policing: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: The Minister of State is very welcome. He and my colleagues will not find it any surprise that I will raise the issue of the family law court complex that was promised for a long number of years to be delivered at Hammond Lane. I have spoken about this ad nauseamsince my election to this House back in 2016. I was very happy to see it included in the programme for Government that this site...

Seanad: Crime and Policing: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

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Seanad: Crime and Policing: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

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Seanad: Rights-Based Care Economy: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I thank Senator O'Loughlin, who has plenty more to say on this issue. I appreciate the work she has put into this, and that of the women's caucus. It is a very important motion. It is very long but contains so many facets. It is very important that we have the conversation because, as she outlined and is mentioned in the motion, care is very gender based. There is unpaid and paid care....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Everyone is very welcome back. I wish to raise a matter I saw on the front of the Irish Mail on Sundaylast week. I was very concerned to read the front-page story about the €14 billion hole in the national development plan budget. I believe a memorandum was brought to Cabinet today by the Minister for Transport, Deputy Ryan, on this inflation-driven deficit. It is very concerning....

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

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I was following the meeting online and heard all of our guests' contributions. I really appreciate the work they put into their opening statements as well as the time they are spending with us today. I know they are all volunteers. The work they are doing, on a very limited budget and with only volunteers, is absolutely tremendous. There is far more public awareness of endometriosis now...

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

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: A formal link.

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

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Regarding GP training, are GPs who are currently being trained offered training in endometriosis care?

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

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Are there continuing professional development, CPD, modules available for GPs currently working in Ireland who want to improve or update their knowledge, or get any knowledge, of endometriosis?

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

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: That is incredible. The witnesses are not aware of any formal training for young GPs who are currently being trained, so it is up to them to take it on themselves to Google it. Is that what this country is allowing in respect of a very serious condition? The witnesses described how serious it is.

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

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I hope that as part of the national endometriosis framework, funding will be provided for GPs. Perhaps we could get somebody in from the Department of Health to tease that out. Is awareness increasing? Are people becoming more aware at a younger age?

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

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Is the stigma reducing with awareness?

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

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Is it a case of employers not understanding?

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

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I thank the witnesses for all the work they are doing.

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

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I too thank the witnesses for sharing their personal stories. I know it is not easy. We should be past a place in Ireland where women have to share their personal, private medical history to get a bit of movement. I feel for all our witnesses and am sorry they have had to go through what they have. We are going to do our best to make things better for them.

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

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: On that note, I ask the witnesses to keep in touch with us and reach out to us. We are all much more aware of everything following this meeting, and we are here to advocate on their behalf.