Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Solidarity)
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410. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the exact number of children on hormone blockers in Ireland currently. [10349/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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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, Solidarity)
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411. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in Ireland who have had gender-affirming surgery. [10350/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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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, Solidarity)
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412. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who were referred abroad for gender affirming surgery; and where exactly they are being referred to. [10351/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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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, Solidarity)
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413. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children being prescribed gender affirming hormones in Ireland. [10352/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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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, Solidarity)
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414. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults being prescribed gender affirming hormones in Ireland. [10353/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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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, Solidarity)
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415. To ask the Minister for Health if the Gender Service instructed GPs in Ireland to stop hormone testing for trans people. [10354/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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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, Solidarity)
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416. To ask the Minister for Health whether the free HRT scheme apply to trans women; and the criteria that will be used to make the assessment. [10355/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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Budget 2025 announced an allocation of €20 million for the purpose of funding the cost of HRT products prescribed to women to help manage the symptoms associated with all stages of menopause.

This new HRT measure represents another step to widen access to and reduce costs associated with menopause related treatments and services and follows on from all the other developments that have taken place over several years.

Legislation has been passed that means where a woman has been prescribed a HRT product by her healthcare provider to alleviate the symptoms associated with all stages of menopause, the cost of the HRT medications or products will be met by the State.

This measure will cover any HRT medications and products which are reimbursable by the HSE, which have been prescribed for the purposes of alleviating the symptoms of menopause. The cost of GP consultation fees and pharmacy dispensing fees are not included in the measure.

My Department has engaged with both the Health Service Executive and the Irish Pharmacy Union in relation to the practical rollout of this measure.