Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 2 July 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport

Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

2:00 am

Photo of Sinéad GibneySinéad Gibney (Dublin Rathdown, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State has detailed programmes in regard to gender participation in sport and disability. Is there anything similar to specifically address trans participation in sport, given this is such an acute issue? I have worked with the trans community and advocacy groups within that. The trans community would describe themselves as micro-marginalised. They are a small community in Ireland. They do not have the resources to essentially fight all the different fronts they need to ensure participation in society. Where is it in the Department's priorities to ensure people in the trans community can participate beyond the official guidelines-----

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