Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 23735-26
Deputy O'Flynn asked about the pre-referral clinical requirements that apply when minors present with gender-related distress. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: April 2026
Updated: May 2026
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health whether any mandatory pre-referral clinical requirements currently apply in respect of minors presenting with gender-related distress, including requirements for comprehensive psychiatric assessment, developmental history, autism screening and differential diagnosis; and to detail those requirements.
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