Averil Power (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I refer to amendment No. 36. It is a Fianna Fáil amendment to amend the Education Act 1998.

I also second the amendments proposed by Senators Craughwell, Zappone and van Turnhout concerning public facilities. It is important, regardless of whether people have a gender recognition certificate, that they have full access to public services and the support they need in education and elsewhere. From the point of view of education, if the Bill proceeds and is enacted in its current format, which is restrictive and does not provide recognition for those under 16 years of age, it is incumbent on us to provide guidelines and other support to assist young people, particularly in the school setting.

In that context, we tabled amendment No. 38 which ensures that, regardless of whether a person has a gender recognition certificate-----