Fintan Warfield (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I see a shortcoming in the commitment in 8(b) of the strategy, which is confirmed by the findings of the British survey, which showed that only 5% of people who have undergone conversion therapy do so in a professional, regulated space. In other words, 95% of those who experience conversion therapy do so through faith-based organisations. The outright ban which we propose is the only way the issue can really be addressed. I am not contesting that research is needed but I am slightly concerned that the Department of Justice and Equality is conducting research and that the two strategies might conflict.