Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 May 2017
675. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the research in the area of gender recognition for children that her Department has undertaken; the position regarding the research or consultation process that is being undertaken and if she will name the relevant NGOs or other organisations that are a part of the consultation process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24749/17]
View answerThe Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) conducted consultations with transgender children and young people in November 2016 in cooperation with the Transgender Equality Network of Ireland (TENI), who collaborated with BeLongTo. A research team from Trinity College Dublin was contracted to write a report of the consultations, a draft of which was submitted to the DCYA in March 2017. Since the November 2016 consultations were conducted, I launched a wider consultation process to inform the development of a National Youth LGBTI+ Strategy. Consultations are currently being conducted on LGBTI+ issues with young people in many parts of the country and the findings from the November 2016 consultation will be incorporated into and inform the National Youth LGBTI+ Strategy.
