Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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414. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 823 of 11 June 2024, if he will outline, given the National Gender Service was unable to share how much of its clinical staff's time is spent on assessment, how it ensured its outstanding business cases had an appropriate balance of clinical roles. [27904/24]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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415. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 351 of 11 June 2024, to clarify that when the National Gender Service says it regularly meets people who go on to detransition, how many times per year it is that a patient detransitions. [27905/24]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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416. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 351 of 11 June 2024, that in the experience of the National Gender Service, what proportion of those who detransition express regret about medically transitioning. [27906/24]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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417. To ask the Minister for Health what the National Gender Service believes are the risks of transgender people not having access to HRT. [27907/24]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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418. To ask the Minister for Health what the requirements are for vaginoplasty and phalloplasty for transgender patients under the treatment abroad scheme; and if this includes approval by two consultant members of a multidisciplinary team. [27908/24]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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419. To ask the Minister for Health if HSE acute operations has approved funding for a new location for the National Gender Service; and what consultation with the community was involved. [27909/24]

Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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420. To ask the Minister for Health how the HSE transgender lead plans to take into account bad faith international research produced by those that oppose trans healthcare. [27910/24]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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421. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of comments previously made by a SPLC-designated anti-LGBTQ hate group in relation to the appointment of the HSE transgender lead (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27911/24]