Women's Health
Seanad Éireann — 2026-07-07
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Maria McCormack (SF), Labour Panel

Go raibh maith agat. This is fantastic. So much good work has gone on here. The two education officers recruited, Kathleen King and Cate O’Connor, are absolutely fantastic. The MISE programme is outstanding. Ms King is a medical scientist who has 30 years' experience researching endometriosis. MISE is a fantastic initiative. There are so many positives here. Education and awareness is massive, and it is great that one of the ministerial conferences is being used for endometriosis. We have come so far on this journey.
I have one other question. Does the Minister have a date or some sort of a timeline for when we might know about the addition of Greece? I understand the situation with Romania. A lot of people ask about the timeline for Greece, however. With everything else rolling out, it would be good if we could get an update again when we are back in September. It seems, though, that the progress the Minister has been promising is really under way. The extra colorectal surgeon and all the additional surgeries mean we are on the right track. Hopefully, we can keep making progress.

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Sitting date: 2026-07-07