Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 27 May 2025
Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade
Business of Joint Committee
2:00 am
Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
I thank Senator O'Reilly. I will not get to reply to all of his questions but it is worth mentioning HIV and AIDS. They are very much not in the past tense. They are still very real. Even in this jurisdiction, infection rates increased over the past two years. One of the biggest issues in sub-Saharan Africa is the sheer prevalence of undetected cases of HIV and AIDS. We have had great success, in particular on addressing the passing-down of HIV and AIDS through generations. With regard to the focus on women and girls, breastfeeding and maternal health, the vast majority of people we are working with are teenagers. It is a different concept and that is worth remembering. I will address Senator O'Reilly's other points when I sum up, if that is okay with the Cathaoirleach.
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