Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 432: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on a European Court of Human Rights ruling recognising the rights of transgendered people and their right to have their birth certificates altered to reflect their correct gender; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that in 22 of the EU 25 countries transgendered people have the right to alter their birth certificate; her further views on amending legislation to allow same here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35749/06]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Deputy may be aware that there is a case currently before the Irish Courts concerning an application by a transgendered person to have an alteration made in a birth registration. In the circumstances, I do not propose to comment further until such time as the Courts have completed their deliberations and issued findings.