Pippa Hackett (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I am here to support my colleagues with the motion. Everyone can relate to what it means to people. Pretty much everyone in the country has been touched by cancer or had a close friend or family member touched by it. My mother went through this. She had shortish hair at one stage and it was not so bad losing it. We were younger at the time - I was in my late teens or early 20s - but it was distressing for me and my brother to see someone lose their hair. This impact on wider families is also something to be cognisant of. Wigs are great but my mother did not find a wig particularly comfortable so she chose not to wear one. There is an impact there. It is not a large ask in the greater scheme of things. I know decisions have to be made and there are budgetary considerations but this is a worthy motion. I thank Senators O'Reilly and Garvey for bringing it forward. This issue affects many people and we should look at it.