Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 1 December 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children

HIV Incidence in Ireland: Discussion

4:00 pm

Photo of Jerry ButtimerJerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Exactly. They did not have sex until they got married and, God forbid, those who were gay did not have any sex at all because they were impure and whatever. Now, we have never had more exposure, with apps, information, rapid testing and the work all the witnesses do - I am not patronising them - and that has brought about a new era in terms of transparency in sexual health. What are we missing? A 210% increase in diagnoses is staggering.

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