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Gender Recognition

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 June 2022

Tuesday, 21 June 2022

Questions (591)

Mairéad Farrell

Question:

591. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the status of her Department providing the option to include non-binary as a gender option under the Gender Recognition Act 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32033/22]

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Written answers

The Programme for Government - Our Shared Future, contains a number of actions with respect to gender recognition. My Department is engaged in progressing these actions. This work is ongoing across Government Departments and public bodies on evaluating the impact of changes required to ensure recognition of non-binary people. To this end, all Departments and public bodies have been asked to progress positive actions to give effect to:

- promoting the use and acceptance of correct pronouns;

- improving the design of official forms and documentation to permit the use of a third gender option, or no gender at all, where it is possible to do so.

The Deputy will appreciate that some of the work being undertaken may result in proposals to amend the Gender Recognition Act 2015 which will be considered by Government in due course.

I trust that this clarifies the position for the Deputy. 

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