275 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Health if he has satisfied himself with the accuracy of the recent Department of Health report on AIDS in Ireland which claims a levelling off in the spread of the infection within at risk groups, in view of the fact that figures show that the number of homosexuals who tested positive for the virus in 1992 increased by nearly 23 per cent, IV drug users who tested positive increased by nearly 11 per cent, while among heterosexuals, the increase was over 28 per cent.

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275 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Health if he has satisfied himself with the accuracy of the recent Department of Health report on AIDS in Ireland which claims a levelling off in the spread of the infection within at risk groups, in view of the fact that figures show that the number of homosexuals who tested positive for the virus in 1992 increased by nearly 23 per cent, IV drug users who tested positive increased by nearly 11 per cent, while among heterosexuals, the increase was over 28 per cent.

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