763. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national standards currently exist governing clinical oversight, outcome monitoring, or long-term follow-up in respect of gender-related healthcare services for minors. [36390/26]
Topics / Gender Recognition
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsGender Recognition
191 questions from 14 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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764. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department intends to publish the future governance framework for gender-related healthcare services for minors once completed. [36391/26]
765. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the absence of structured national monitoring systems for gender-related healthcare services for minors has been discussed with HIQA, the Mental Health Commission or any other oversight body. [36392/26]
390. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 846 of 28 April 2026, given the procedures around naturalisation are not informed by the Gender Recognition Act 2015, if he will update his Department’s policy in relation to recognising names changed through gender recognition certificates to ensure that the ‘use and repute’ process is not used…
504. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health in light of confirmation that no structured national data collection system currently exists in respect of gender-related healthcare services, whether her Department has conducted any formal risk assessment regarding the operation of such services in the absence of comprehensive national data; and if so, to provide details of that assessment, including date, scope…
505. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she accepts that the absence of a national dataset capturing referral numbers, treatments, outcomes and associated costs for minors accessing gender-related healthcare represents a governance gap; and if so, the steps being taken at Departmental level to address this. [33657/26]
506. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to specify the current governance and accountability framework at departmental level for oversight of gender-related healthcare services for minors, including the identification of the office or official with ultimate responsibility for policy and clinical oversight. [33658/26]
508. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she has sought or received any assurance from the HSE that adequate clinical governance, audit, and safeguarding mechanisms are currently in place for gender-related healthcare services for minors; and if so, to outline the basis of such assurances. [33660/26]
510. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has undertaken any evaluation of the financial governance arrangements associated with gender-related healthcare services for minors, including expenditure tracking, cost controls, or value-for-money assessment; and if so, to provide details. [33662/26]
511. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she considers it appropriate that gender-related healthcare services for minors are currently operating in the absence of a completed national model of care, national audit structures, and comprehensive data collection systems; and if so, the basis for that position. [33663/26]
524. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has established, or intends to establish, a specific national clinical governance framework governing referrals by multidisciplinary teams for gender-related interventions funded through the treatment abroad scheme; if so, the timeline for its introduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33736/26]
525. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health who holds ultimate policy and governance responsibility within her Department or the HSE for oversight of multidisciplinary team recommendations underpinning applications to the treatment abroad scheme for gender-related interventions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33737/26]
526. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that the absence of a national audit or review of gender healthcare referral pathways since 2023 is consistent with her Department’s obligations in respect of clinical governance and patient safety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33738/26]
527. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has directed the HSE to establish structured national data collection systems in respect of gender healthcare referrals and outcomes, including those funded through the treatment abroad scheme; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33739/26]
528. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health what policy provisions exist to ensure the monitoring of clinical outcomes, complications, and follow-up care for patients who undergo gender-related interventions funded through the treatment abroad scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33740/26]
529. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health what interim governance, safeguarding, and risk management measures are currently in place pending the completion of the HSE’s updated model of care for gender healthcare services expected in Q4 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33741/26]
530. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department conducted any formal policy review following publication of the final Cass Review into gender identity services in the United Kingdom; if not, the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33742/26]
531. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has assessed the extent to which current gender healthcare referral pathways, including those involving the treatment abroad scheme, are aligned with emerging international clinical evidence and standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33743/26]
532. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the forthcoming HSE model of care for gender healthcare services will include provisions for audit, data collection, clinical governance, and outcome monitoring; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33744/26]
533. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she accepts that the absence of structured data collection, national audit, and a defined clinical governance framework represents a policy gap in the oversight of gender healthcare services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33745/26]
975. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that gender-related assessment and referral pathways for minors should continue operating pending completion of the HSE model of care in Quarter 4 2026, in circumstances where structured national data collection systems are not currently in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32514/26]
976. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has conducted any risk assessment in respect of the continuation of gender-related assessment and referral pathways for minors in the absence of a finalised national model of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32515/26]
977. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she has received any formal assurance from the HSE that all gender-related assessment and referral pathways for minors are subject to consistent clinical governance, safeguarding, and audit standards across the State pending completion of the national model of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32516/26]
980. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department currently receives any regular reports or datasets from the HSE in respect of gender-related referrals, assessments, or treatments involving minors; if so, to detail the nature and frequency of such reporting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32519/26]
981. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national clinical governance framework specific to gender-related assessment and referral pathways for minors has been formally approved by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32520/26]