Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 69091-25
Deputy O'Flynn asked about the criteria used to determine which gender-affirming procedures are eligible for approval under the treatment abroad scheme.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: December 2025
Updated: January 2026
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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 69091-25
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used by her Department to determine which gender-affirming procedures are eligible for approval under the treatment abroad scheme; the clinical basis for excluding procedures such as facial feminisation surgery; and whether a review of these criteria is underway or planned.
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