Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)
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Question 214: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the Government is going to the Supreme Court to refuse recognition for transsexuals in view of the European Court of Human Rights findings that the UK was in breach of the Human Rights Convention in its failure to provide legal recognition for transsexual persons; the further reason transsexuals are not entitled to have their birth certificates amended to show their new gender status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33878/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Deputy may be aware that the Supreme Court, on 8 November 2005, referred the case in question back to the High Court to have that court consider the issues raised in the case, having regard to the European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003 which has come into effect in Ireland since the High Court's determination of the matter in July 2002. In the circumstances, I do not propose to comment further until such time as the courts have completed their deliberations and issued findings on this issue.