Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 32531-26
Deputy O'Flynn asked about the safeguarding protocols for clinicians when assessing minors presenting with gender-related distress. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: May 2026
Updated: June 2026
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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 32531-26
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health what specific safeguarding protocols are currently mandated for clinicians when assessing minors presenting with gender-related distress, in the absence of a finalised national model of care.
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