Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 69090-25
Deputy O'Flynn asked about the consultants in Ireland who have issued referral letters for treatment abroad scheme approvals for gender-affirming surgery.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: December 2025
Updated: January 2026
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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 69090-25
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the number of referring consultants in Ireland who have issued the clinical recommendation and multidisciplinary-team letters relied upon for treatment abroad scheme approvals for gender-affirming surgery; the clinical specialties of these consultants; and the number of such recommendations issued in each of the years 2018 to 2025.
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