Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Independent)
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446. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the inordinate delay in publishing the promised sexual health strategy; and if he will provide the indicative date to which he is working. [44344/14]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I wish to acknowledge the significant work done by the Steering Group to date on the development of the Sexual Health Strategy.

Given the importance of this issue, and the fact that this Strategy marks the first nationally coordinated approach to addressing sexual health and wellbeing, I have asked that further consideration be given to a high level action plan and timeline for implementation that I intend to see published as part of the final Strategy.

While I expect this work to be completed as early as possible in 2015 and presented for my consideration prior to its publication, I have also asked the HSE to address the implementation of the Strategy in their National Service Plan for next year.