Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity)
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995. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the review of the Gender Recognition Act 2015. [12865/18]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Section 7 of the Gender Recognition Act 2015 provides for the Minister to undertake a review of the Act. The Deputy may be aware that, in November 2017, I established a group to review the operation of the Gender Recognition Review Act 2015.

The group is chaired by Moninne Griffith, Executive Director of BeLonG To, the national organisation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) young people, aged between 14 and 23.

It also includes a child participation expert, a law lecturer and representatives from Transgender Equality Network of Ireland (TENI); IndividualiTy (BeLonG To’s youth group for Transgender young people in Dublin); the Health Services Executive (HSE); the Departments of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Children and Youth Affairs, Justice and Equality, Education and Science, and Foreign Affairs and Trade. The secretariat is provided by my Department.

Central to the review is a public consultation process and in early January, I announced a public call for submissions. I am pleased to say that it attracted a significant level of response with almost 90 submissions being received. The Review Group is continuing its work which includes considering the submissions received in response to the consultation process.

It is intended that the review will be completed by end May 2018.