Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 244: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the date on which she will introduce gender recognition legislation. [35668/11]

Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 245: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to ensure transgender persons can obtain a birth certificate that reflects their actual gender. [35678/11]

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 263: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding legislation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35586/11]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent)
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Question 265: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when it is proposed to introduce legislation to recognise legally the acquired gender of transgender persons, given that it is four years since the High Court ruled that Irish law in this area is in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights. [35594/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 244, 245, 263 and 265 together.

Last July, I published the report of the Gender Recognition Advisory Group which set out detailed recommendations for legislation to give recognition, including birth registration, to the acquired gender of transgender people. Since then my Department has been working on developing draft Heads of a Bill which I intend to bring to Government in quarter 1, 2012.