Mr. Tiernan Brady:

Deputy Kelleher asked about access to services and GPs. He is exactly right; most people go to their GPs for all their health needs, by and large. Irish research shows very clearly that for LGBT people, the first port of call for almost everything is the GP, the same as everybody else, but not for their sexual health. More than 50% of LGBT people in Ireland are not out to their GPs. A person who is not out to his or her GP cannot engage with the GP regarding his or her sexual health.