Medical Register
Dail Éireann — 2026-03-05
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Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (FG), Dún Laoghaire

I know UCD and its president, Orla Feely. It is a university led by a woman. That is a difficult position to achieve no matter what year we have reached. I know this medical student will have Professor Feely's full support. I will not speak about the particulars of courses, modules and all of those things I do not know about.
It would be wrong of me to pretend I do, but I certainly know UCD will put its full support behind this young woman to give her the best opportunity to succeed in her course, as she or anybody is entitled to do. I have never lost faith in the younger generation's clarity around values or the way they articulate those values and support each other. The protest was a demonstration of solidarity across the medical training community and beyond. It was a statement against gender-based violence in any context and in support of a vulnerable woman who should not have to deal with this.

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Sitting date: 2026-03-05