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Updated 11.58 am
THE HEALTH SERVICE Executive (HSE) has put out a tender to purchase 500,000 condoms and 200,000 packets of lubricant.
The tender is for European CE Quality Assured condoms and water-based and paraben-free lubricants.
The HSE’s Crisis Pregnancy Programme is tendering the order, which is known as the National Condom Project (NCP).
Unfortunately, for those fond of alluring packaging, both the condoms and the lubricant will be HSE-branded. Well, you can’t have everything.
Delivery of the love-making paraphernalia will be to a “cental holding facility based in Waterford”, sometime prior to 25 September this year.
All roads lead to Waterford so.
“This purchase will support the establishment of a central distribution stream for condoms to statutory agencies/bodies and NGOs,” a HSE spokesperson told TheJournal.ie.
The NCP will also support existing condom outreach programmes which are an integral component of the HSE Crisis Pregnancy Programme’s national work.
The aim is to support these agencies in their respective promotion of condom usage in order to prevent both crisis pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections and to support safer positive sexual health experiences by adults.
The condoms and lubricant will be distributed nationally as part of the HSE’s National Sexual Health Strategy, which dates from 2012.
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) have been on the rise in Ireland in recent times, with incidences of chlamydia, Ireland’s most common STI rising by one third in 2013.
Cases of genital herpes meanwhile saw a 72% increase in Ireland in the same year.
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Presumably they’ve worked hard to secure a price which is 30% above what you’d pay walking into boots off the street and buying a pack of 3
Wait till we hear that Denis O’Brien has just bought a company that supplies these.
They will need the lube if it is a yes vote today
In other news Denis O’Brien just bought condom & lube manufacturers ‘sexserve’.
I bet when you think of Denis your wearing a condom. You gotta fancy him when you think of him while reading a story about rubbers. A little obsessed are we ?
Jesus relax killjoy, its Friday. Anyway, Dinny is very capable of defending himself by running off to the Courts when he feels his honour is being disrespected. The fact that you yourself felt the need to run to his defence exemplifies your own obsession. And by the way, its ‘you’re’ if you want to get all uppity!
Oh f**k off you knob. Spelling ok is it?
A story about condoms and you call me a knob – oh, the irony. Freud would piss himself. But here’s the thing: if you want to criticise people, don’t be so arrogant to think you wont receive some criticism yourself. And, your spelling was ok, this time, but would it kill you to use a comma now and again?
They’ll be needed tomorrow in the george
Pure genius l, I which I could like more times
Diarmaid
Why?
Butt secks
Because all of the riding, Les.
Diarimud is a ‘no’ voter in disguise, apparently fixated on all things ‘gay’, his mind always goes there, compulsively it seems…
Are they planning to send these with the IW bills?
Excellent..
Latex Condo, id sure like to live in one of them. -Grandpa Simpson
Always wear a raincoat
Hope they won’t be recalled later citing faults…
HSE planning for their Christmas Party already?
Thought they would need more ,considering their screwing most of the population out of proper treatment
No glove, no love!
It will always be sweeter if you cover your peter!
Amazing things these condoms , I’ve heard there is talk of shops and pharmacies selling them next .
Meh, ya can’t beat the aoul tayto salt-n-vinigar bag and an elastic band .
Waterford whispers will probably have an article on the new Condominium!!!!!!
In fairness if not subsidised the government could at least remove the VAT on contraceptives.
I hope they’re the XXL ones.
Only jealous lads with wieners will red thumb the post above!
@prionsias there for your cock not for your head!!
Hse convinced of a yes vote
What an unbelievable waste of money.
Not if they hand them out around the council estates.
Just wait for the first lawsuits to come in, people slipping on the lubricant and burst condoms.
Will they have Strawberry flavour?
Munster 2014 take a bow … Made me laugh out loud so hard i scared the man beside me on the train so I had to show it to him …
Surely they’re not expecting that much celebrating tomorrow when the #MarRef is passed!
I see that the same sex marriage Referendum has been passed. WEG
Unfortunately this is pointless. Educated people do not need the HSE to provide them. Those who need them will not accept these kind donations as how would they get their free house and prams then?
Why not cut the vat rate on condoms from 23%. It’ll make them more accessible to people who can’t afford them and they won’t need to beg for handouts
These are for people on HSE waiting lists?? All f**ked
Oh dear! Wait, not today. I can think of better things to do with my time. Let the ideogogs party, as the people have their say.
Here, this will get the ball rolling….
What a deranged, promiscuous, selfish society we have become.
I wonder what they’re up to during their breaks
Two rams, no lambs, vote NO.
Please tell me they’ve taken into the account that condoms have a use-by date and that their useful life is even shorter if they’re not storesd under correct conditions.
If not, this has potential to be the next “voting machines” fiasco.
Are they past their ‘use by’ date?
The HSE will always fu*k you over and over again.
To be sure, to be sure, to be sure …..
Sin sin sin ! # ban it
What
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