Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Amendments 7 to 13, inclusive, were passed on Committee Stage in the Dáil and amend section 12 of the Bill, "Application to court for exemption", by 16 and 17 year olds. The amendments provide for the inclusion of the supporting statement from the applicant's primary treating medical practitioner, either an endocrinologist or a psychiatrist, to confirm that the child has transitioned or is transitioning into his or her preferred gender. The medical element of the process will remain strictly within the boundaries of the court so that where a child receives a court exemption they will not be required to provide any further medical evidence to the Department in relation to the application for a gender recognition certificate. That is an important element and it should be remembered.