Ms Máiréad Coady:

There is no STI testing clinic in Kilkenny. The closest is in Carlow or Waterford. For a young person who does not want to go to her mother to state she may have picked up an infection, getting to Carlow or Waterford is a big deal. She must make up an excuse. It is a considerable issue. If there were a clinic in Kilkenny, one could say one was just going shopping for the day with the girls. This would be easier. It is a problem getting to clinics.