Search
26 Jan 2026
Search
26 Jan 2026
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Pictured: Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill with Laois Sinn Féín Senator Maria McCormack
A Laois senator has met with Minister for Health as part of her campaign for endometriosis care.
Endometriosis is among the most prevalent health conditions affecting women in Ireland, for which currently, there is no known cure. The exact number of women who have endometriosis is unknown but recent research estimates that it may affect as many as one in seven women.
Sinn Féin senator Maria McCormack met with Minister Carroll MacNeill on January 21, calling for GPs to receive training in the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis.
“Minister Carroll MacNeill has a very different approach now to what we had previously heard in Dáil debates," Senator McCormack told the Leinster Express / Laois Live.
"The endometriosis campaign has had a positive impact. The minister understands that the level of care for women and girls living with this debilitating condition needs to improve drastically.
"The minister has agreed to that there will be GP and consultant training in Endometriosis treatment, with specialised training in radiography, to enable early detection and diagnosis of the condition.
“She has also committed to review the ESAI scheme in terms of adding hospitals in Greece, Italy and Romania. While these commitments are positive this framework is long overdue. We need to see delivery on the ground," Senator McCormack argued.
"Sinn Féin will continue to stand with Endometriosis campaigners to ensure that there is follow through on the promises made, but much more needs to be done and delivered so that Irish women and girls do not have travel abroad for treatment.
"There is a still much more done to have an effective treatment structure across Ireland for women living with this debilitating disease," the Sinn Féin Senator finished.
Senator McCormack has been a longtime campaigner on the issue, having brought party leader Mary Lou McDonald to Portlaoise for her public meeting on endometriosis care.
The senator has organised a movement of women to campaign for increased diagnoses, less wait times and more endometriosis specialist training in the country.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
