Sexual health ‘must be put high on political agenda’

IN a Dáil protest to mark Irish AIDS Day, campaigners yesterday called on the Government to put sexual health on the political agenda by developing a national strategy to deal with the issue.

During a march through Dublin to Leinster House, the Dublin AIDS Alliance (DAA) also said condoms should be made freely available in places where young people congregate.

Although no Government TDs turned up, yesterday’s protest received support from Progressive Democrat Deputy Fiona O’Malley who said the Government needed to “commit serious investment in our sexual health programmes”.