Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 28048-26
Deputy O'Flynn asked for the criteria used when approving applications under the treatment abroad scheme for gender affirmation surgery. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: April 2026
Updated: May 2026
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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 28048-26
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the specific clinical and administrative criteria applied when approving applications under the treatment abroad scheme for gender affirmation surgery; whether any refusal thresholds or review mechanisms exist; and the role of multidisciplinary teams in this process.
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