Jerry Buttimer — 2024-09-25

Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters

CC Jerry Buttimer · Labour Panel

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Improving menopause care has been a priority since the publication of the first women's health action plan and significant progress has been made to improve supports for women experiencing menopause symptoms at primary and specialist care levels. Over the summer, and the Minister of State will have heard me speak about this issue several times, I have been fighting hard behind the scenes to tackle the perennial issue of illegal encampments on the Curragh Plains.

The Senator is very familiar with the Curragh. As she knows, it is State land vested in the Minister for Defence, the main occupiers of which are the Defence Forces in the Curragh Camp and the Curragh Racecourse which leases that land from the Department of Defence in turn.

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curragh 24

menopause 17

senator 41

school 29

hrt 10

minister 54

plains 9

women's 15

encampments 8

works 25

women 21

health 30

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I welcome to the Gallery our friend, former colleague and former Minister of State, Deputy Frankie Feighan. He is joined by Lord Evans of Rainow of the House of Lords, whom I had the pleasure of meeting last night at the British ambassador's residence. I thank him for being with us as part of the Anglo-Irish friendship group. I also welcome Craig Blaney, Frank Shivers, Glyn Roberts and Mark Gilmore, who have been pioneers in this new initiative with Deputy Feighan. It is a wonderful initiative. Some of us were in Stormont and also joined members of the group in Leinster House in the spring. I hope, despite the impending election, that we will continue to work to develop relations on our island and with our friends and colleagues in the House of Lords and House of Commons. I welcome all our guests to Leinster House and thank them for being here.