Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The HSE is initiating a new clinical programme for gender healthcare and over the next two years an updated clinical Model and implementation plan for gender healthcare services will be developed.

This work will be informed by the best evidence based clinical care for individuals who express gender incongruence or dysphoria.

Now that the full Cass report has been published, it will be reviewed along with other emerging and evolving international evidence, as part of this work.

The aim is to provide a wide range of services for all people with gender incongruence or dysphoria, from care locally in the community to more specialised and complex care and are committed to building a service based on experience and clinical evidence, respect, inclusiveness and compassion.

I am committed to the development of a well-governed and patient-centred health care service for children and adults in the transgender community.