Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 June 2025

Select Committee on Health

Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised)

2:00 am

Photo of Jennifer Murnane O'ConnorJennifer Murnane O'Connor (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is a priority. With the sexual health strategy, we prioritised three key actions which the Chair has spoken about. We are expanding access to PrEP, which is where much of the funding is going - I will come back to the Chair with the figures. We are also expanding on the free home STI testing and we have more access to free contraception. These are the largest three parts of the start of two or three action plans. While we have a lot more, these are the ones we are targeting for funding. We do understand we need more funding in and around the country but we are prioritising this. I will come back to the Chair with more information but this is a really good strategy. It is a start. While I know we have much more to do, these are the actions we have made urgent. We are starting on these now as our three urgent action plans.

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