Fiona O'Loughlin (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge the work that is being done to include the menopause as a priority under the women's health task force. I also thank the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, because he has already done quite a bit of work in the area of women's health and that must be recognised. Education and research are central to removing the taboos and stigma around the menopause and supporting women going through their journey. The Minister of State mentioned that the menopause will be included as a topic within the new HSE online citizen health guides that are currently being developed, and the women's health information repository site is important. We have to keep talking about this. That is key. The women who are tuning in to this debate should keep talking, listening and sharing and we will keep talking here. As chair of the women's caucus, this is something we will continue bringing up with the Minister.