Talking to your child
https://www.sexualwellbeing.ie/image-bank/talking-to-your-child.html
Legal age of consent
https://www.sexualwellbeing.ie/sexual-health/sexual-consent/legal-age-of-consent/legal-age-of-consent.html
The law says that a person must be 17 years of age to be able to consent to engaging in a sexual act.
Sample questions and answers
https://www.sexualwellbeing.ie/for-parents/sample-questions-and-answers/sample-questions-and-answers.html
Sample questions and answers to help you discuss sex and sexuality with a child.
Research summaries
https://www.sexualwellbeing.ie/for-professionals/research/research-summaries/research-summaries.html
The Sexual Health Programme has developed a range of research summaries, designed to present research findings in an easy to read format.
Research reports and publications
https://www.sexualwellbeing.ie/for-professionals/research/research-reports/research-reports.html
The Sexual Health Programme has published a range of research reports and nationally representative surveys of the general population.
Press releases
https://www.sexualwellbeing.ie/about/media/press-releases/press-releases.html
A list of current and recent press releases from the Sexual Health Programme.
Human papillomavirus (HPV)
https://www.sexualwellbeing.ie/sexual-health/vaccinations/human-papillomavirus-hpv/human-papillomavirus-hpv.ht...
There is now a vaccine which protects against the main types of HPV (types 6 and 11 which cause genital warts, and types 16 and 18 which cause the majority of HPV related cancers).
Hepatitis B
https://www.sexualwellbeing.ie/sexual-health/vaccinations/hepatitis-b/hepatitis-b.html
Hepatitis B is a viral infection that infects the liver and is a major cause of serious liver disease such as cirrhosis and liver cancer.
Sexually transmitted infections
https://www.sexualwellbeing.ie/sexual-health/sexually-transmitted-infections/sexually-transmitted-infections.h...
A sexually transmitted infection (STI) is an infection that is passed on through sexual contact with someone who is infected.
Female sterilisation
https://www.sexualwellbeing.ie/sexual-health/contraception/your-choices/sterilisation/female-sterilisation.htm...
Female sterilisation is a surgical procedure to provide permanent contraception. The failure rate is one pregnancy in 200 women every year.