Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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486. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 418 of 2 July 2024, when the treatment abroad scheme changed to requiring evidence of multidisciplinary sign off for transgender surgery; and who made this decision. [37557/24]

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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487. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2225 of 23 July 2024, what means activists have used to attack the National Gender Service. [37558/24]

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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488. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2227 of 23 July 2024, if the National Gender Service tracks the number of patients it "often says not right now" to. [37559/24]

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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489. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2230 of 23 July 2024, which specific elements of transgender healthcare can be delivered by GPs. [37560/24]

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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490. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2230 of 23 July 2024, if it has already been decided that initiation of transgender hormone treatments can only be done in liaison with specialist HSE services, and not by GPs alone. [37561/24]

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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491. To ask the Minister for Health if there are no plans to restrict the access to puberty blockers, including via EU prescriptions. [37563/24]