Written answers

Tuesday, 9 April 2024

Department of Health

Gender Recognition

Photo of Paul MurphyPaul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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1285. To ask the Minister for Health what exactly were the actions of hormones a decade later the National Gender Service staff were referring to in a recent radio interview (details supplied). [13907/24]

Photo of Paul MurphyPaul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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1286. To ask the Minister for Health the names of the clinics in the United States who continue to prescribe puberty blocker monotherapy up to age 28 or 29 which were mentioned by National Gender Service staff in a radio interview (details supplied) [13908/24]

Photo of Paul MurphyPaul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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1287. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Gender Service can confirm they believe that the Tavistock and Antwerp clinics had prescribed hormones on the basis of a single phone call as indicated in a recent radio interview (details supplied). [13909/24]

Photo of Paul MurphyPaul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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1288. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify if the National Gender Service staff believe that you need to fully know your sexual orientation in order to access transgender medical interventions as indicated in a recent radio interview (details supplied). [13910/24]

Photo of Paul MurphyPaul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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1289. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Gender Service can share the evidence base for sexual attraction being delayed in neurodiverse individuals and its relevance in trans medicine as indicated in a recent radio interview (details supplied). [13911/24]

Photo of Paul MurphyPaul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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1290. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify exactly what the "clear evidence of harm from current practice to significant numbers of vulnerable children" that was referenced by National Gender Service staff in a recent radio interview (details supplied) is. [13912/24]

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1285 to 1290, inclusive, together.

As this is a service matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the HSE for response.

Photo of Paul MurphyPaul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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1291. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Gender Service considers trans patient groups to be expressing an ideological position when advocating for informed consent healthcare in line with the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, WPATH. [13913/24]

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the HSE for response.

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