Before I call on Senator Frances Black, I welcome to the Gallery a group of children and a special gentleman from the Kingdom who often broke Cork hearts. Tá fáilte romhat, Tomás Ó Sé. As a member of Gael Linn, I had the pleasure, many years before he was born, of sitting in the same class as the great Páidí in a small school west of Ventry in Kilvicadownig. I stayed in Fahan with the Longs. Tomás probably knows the country. I hope he enjoys his visit. I love visiting the area, but sometimes Munster finals are hard to go to, especially if one is a Cork man. Tomás is more than welcome. I hope he has a lovely day with the children from his school and friends.

I attended a briefing held by Deputy Gino Kenny and the Endometriosis Association of Ireland in the audiovisual room earlier today. I was horrified to hear the stories of what some women have gone through and their horrendous pain and fatigue. Some remained undiagnosed for years. As it was a woman's health issue, the way these women were treated was awful. Endometriosis is estimated to affect between 2% and 10% of all women in the general population. That means over 100,000 women in Ireland are affected. The stories told by the women were very upsetting. The life of a very good friend of mine was destroyed by endometriosis in many ways. Her work was affected, she was constantly exhausted and the pain she went through impacted many relationships in her life.

Those giving the briefing wanted to highlight the issue. It was almost like a breath of fresh air. I felt it was time this issue was highlighted. I call on the Government to examine education on this issue in schools. Funding healthcare for women with endometriosis is vital, as is funding proper research into the disease. We heard from women about the lack of understanding from medical teams who had no understanding of what was going on and had no answers.

Some of them also had to go to England. I emphasise the importance of education in schools, funding of healthcare for women with endometriosis, and funding for proper research. It would be great if the Minister could come in and talk to us about this.

If I am allowed I would like to call on another football fanatic. Senator John O'Mahony might say a brief word to our friend Mr. Tomás Ó Sé before he leaves, as a contest of Mayo versus Kerry. By the way, the O'Mahony family is from Drinagh in west Cork, so the Senator is half a Corkman though he might not admit it.

I assumed when I saw Tomás outside that he had come to announce Kerry's arrival now that Mr. Jim Gavin has stepped down. He is very welcome. He has been a great ambassador for the GAA and for Kerry, and a great pundit on "The Sunday Game". I do not always agree with all of the pundits, but Tomás Ó Sé is brilliant. I hope he enjoys his stay and keeps Kerry and Cork on their toes. Regarding Mayo, as someone once said, "They haven't gone away, you know".

A lot of the staff around the House, including the Captain, are very nervous to see Mr. Ó Sé around. The Sam might go back to the south again. We will move on. I thank the Senators for indulging me.