Primary sources
Nothing on this site has to be taken on trust. These are the statutes, official reports, clinical guidelines, judgments and studies the dossiers draw on, with a link to each original.
report
1 January 2026
Ireland
Gender Healthcare and Development of a Model of Care (HSE, 2026)
Primary source for the dossier on Irish schools, the Department of Education and social transition.
report
1 January 2026
Ireland
Gender Healthcare and Model of Care (Health Service Executive, 2026)
Primary source for the dossier on How gender ideology arrived in Ireland.
report
1 January 2026
Ireland
Gender healthcare (Health Service Executive, 2026)
Primary source for the dossier on The National Gender Service and the HSE model of care.
report
1 January 2026
Ireland
Gender Healthcare: National Clinical Programme and Model of Care (HSE, 2026)
Primary source for the dossier on Irish institutions: the Oireachtas, the HSE and the media.
report
1 January 2026
Ireland
National Gender Service referral pathway (National Gender Service, 2026)
Primary source for the dossier on The National Gender Service and the HSE model of care.
report
1 January 2026
Ireland
National Gender Service waiting-list and assessment FAQs (National Gender Service, 2026)
Primary source for the dossier on The National Gender Service and the HSE model of care.
report
1 January 2026
Ireland
Referral Form (National Gender Service, 2026)
Primary source for the dossier on Detransition in Ireland.
report
1 January 2026
Ireland
Work Programme 2026 (Joint Committee on Children and Equality, 2026)
Primary source for the dossier on Ireland's proposed ban on conversion practices.
report
13 May 2025
Ireland
Parliamentary Question 142: new gender healthcare Model of Care (Houses of the Oireachtas, 13 May 2025)
Primary source for the dossier on The National Gender Service and the HSE model of care.
report
8 April 2025
Ireland
Written Answers, 8 April 2025 (Houses of the Oireachtas, 2025)
Primary source for the dossier on The Gender Recognition Act 2015 and legal sex in Ireland.
report
1 January 2025
Ireland
Apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate / Revised Birth Certificate (Department of Social Protection, 2025)
Primary source for the dossier on The Gender Recognition Act 2015 and legal sex in Ireland.
report
1 January 2025
Ireland
Call for evidence: a clinical pathway for adults who have previously undergone a gender transition and who wish to detransition (NHS England, 2025)
Primary source for the dossier on Detransition in Ireland.
report
1 January 2025
Ireland
Counsellors and Psychotherapists: Standards and Criteria (CORU, 2025)
Primary source for the dossier on Psychotherapy and counselling in Ireland: affirmation or exploration.
report
1 January 2025
Ireland
Gender Recognition: Annual Reports (Department of Social Protection, 2025)
Primary source for the dossier on The Gender Recognition Act 2015 and legal sex in Ireland.
judgment
1 January 2025
Ireland
Gender Recognition: Court Applications (Courts Service of Ireland, 2025)
Primary source for the dossier on How gender ideology arrived in Ireland.
judgment
1 January 2025
Ireland
Gender Recognition (Courts Service of Ireland, 2025)
Primary source for the dossier on The Gender Recognition Act 2015 and legal sex in Ireland.
judgment
1 January 2025
Ireland
High Court Grants Leave for Doctors to Bring Action over State’s Transgender Care Policy (The Irish Times, 2025)
Primary source for the dossier on Irish institutions: the Oireachtas, the HSE and the media.
report
1 January 2025
Ireland
Parliamentary Question 69427/25 and 71074/25 response (HSE, 2025)
Primary source for the dossier on Youth gender medicine in Ireland.
report
1 January 2025
Ireland
Programme for Government 2025: Securing Ireland’s Future (Department of the Taoiseach, 2025)
Primary source for the dossier on Ireland's proposed ban on conversion practices.
report
1 January 2025
Ireland
Standards of Proficiency for Counsellors (CORU, 2025)
Primary source for the dossier on Psychotherapy and counselling in Ireland: affirmation or exploration.
report
1 January 2025
Ireland
Standards of Proficiency for Psychotherapists (CORU, 2025)
Primary source for the dossier on Psychotherapy and counselling in Ireland: affirmation or exploration.
report
1 January 2025
Ireland
Terms of Reference for HSE National Clinical Programme for Gender Healthcare Model of Care Working Group (HSE, 2025)
Primary source for the dossier on The National Gender Service and the HSE model of care.
report
1 January 2025
Ireland
Written Answer on legislation to ban conversion practices (Houses of the Oireachtas, 2025)
Primary source for the dossier on Ireland's proposed ban on conversion practices.
statute
23 October 2024
Ireland
Criminal Justice Bill: From the Seanad (Dáil Éireann, 23 October 2024)
Primary source for the dossier on Hate speech law, free speech and the gender debate in Ireland.
statute
16 October 2024
Ireland
Criminal Justice Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages (Seanad Éireann, 16 October 2024)
Primary source for the dossier on Hate speech law, free speech and the gender debate in Ireland.
report
24 September 2024
Ireland
Parliamentary Question 491: access to puberty blockers (Houses of the Oireachtas, 24 September 2024)
Primary source for the dossier on The National Gender Service and the HSE model of care.
report
2 July 2024
Ireland
Dáil question paper, 2 July 2024 (Houses of the Oireachtas, 2024)
Primary source for the dossier on Detransition in Ireland.
report
18 April 2024
Ireland
Safety and Quality Committee Meeting Minutes, 18 April 2024 (HSE, 2024)
Primary source for the dossier on Psychotherapy and counselling in Ireland: affirmation or exploration.
report
20 March 2024
Ireland
Gender Recognition: Parliamentary Question, 20 March 2024 (Houses of the Oireachtas, 2024)
Primary source for the dossier on The Gender Recognition Act 2015 and legal sex in Ireland.
report
18 January 2024
Ireland
Parliamentary Question on Conversion Therapy Practices (Houses of the Oireachtas, 18 January 2024)
Primary source for the dossier on Psychotherapy and counselling in Ireland: affirmation or exploration.
report
1 January 2024
Ireland
Bí Cineálta Procedures to Prevent and Address Bullying Behaviour for Primary and Post-Primary Schools (Department of Education, 2024)
Primary source for the dossier on Irish schools, the Department of Education and social transition.
research
1 January 2024
Ireland
Children and young people’s gender services: implementing the Cass Review recommendations (NHS England, 2024)
Primary source for the dossier on Youth gender medicine in Ireland.
report
1 January 2024
Ireland
Circular 0055/2024: Publication of Bí Cineálta Procedures (Department of Education, 2024)
Primary source for the dossier on Irish schools, the Department of Education and social transition.
statute
1 January 2024
Ireland
Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024: Bill history and documents (Houses of the Oireachtas, 2024)
Primary source for the dossier on Hate speech law, free speech and the gender debate in Ireland.
statute
1 January 2024
Ireland
Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (Houses of the Oireachtas, 2024)
Primary source for the dossier on Hate speech law, free speech and the gender debate in Ireland.
report
1 January 2024
Ireland
Equality Issues: Parliamentary Question (Houses of the Oireachtas, 2024)
Primary source for the dossier on Single-sex spaces and women's sport in Ireland.
research
1 January 2024
Ireland
Final Report: Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People (Cass Review, 2024)
Primary source for the dossier on The National Gender Service and the HSE model of care.
report
1 January 2024
Ireland
Getting medical treatment in another Member State (Department of Health, 2024)
Primary source for the dossier on Youth gender medicine in Ireland.
guideline
1 January 2024
Ireland
Good Practice Guidelines for Working with Transgender and Gender Non-Binary People (Psychological Society of Ireland, 2024)
Primary source for the dossier on Psychotherapy and counselling in Ireland: affirmation or exploration.
guideline
1 January 2024
Ireland
Guidance for Transgender and Non-Binary Inclusion in Sport (Sport Ireland, 2024)
Primary source for the dossier on Single-sex spaces and women's sport in Ireland.