Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 132: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to provide supports for transgender children; if she has met with the Department of Health on this matter. [23953/12]

Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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Question 133: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to provide supports for lesbian, gay and bisexual children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23954/12]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 132 and 133 together.

It is not clear from the questions what supports are being referred to and responsibility for dealing with supports for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people is likely to fall to a number of Departments. Within my Department, the Youth Affairs Unit of my Department funds BeLonGTo, a voluntary organisation working with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people. In 2012 the funding allocated to BeLonGTo is €98,437.