I do not think that dig is fair. I respectfully disagree with the Deputy on that. I am happy to meet the stakeholders. I have met TENI and other groups before and I am happy to meet them.
I am meeting a constituent of mine soon who was in contact. She is the parent of a transgender child who wants to talk through some of the issues that they are facing, which I am familiar with and I am very sympathetic to. I am committed to the development of a model of care that delivers proper services for this group of people. It is a very small and very vulnerable group of people and they need to have access to proper, appropriate and integrated care, including acute care and community care. Quite frankly, as we all know, they do not have access to that in Ireland right now and I am not satisfied with that. To be perfectly honest with the Deputy, I am also not satisfied with the pace at which this is progressing. There has been a hold-up for a long time in appointing a psychiatrist to lead the new model of care. What I can share with the Deputy is that an offer has now been made to a person. However, that process is not complete yet so that is all I can say at this point.
The HSE is going to consult widely with stakeholders, including TENI and others, in the development of the new model of care. The HSE is working to identify new pathways. As we know, the Tavistock centre has now been decommissioned and the UK health authorities have opened different centres on the back of the Cass report. Ultimately, we need those services available to people in Ireland and that is the objective. Of course, I am happy to continue meeting with stakeholders.