Transgender Equality Network Ireland

Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health

Intent: Raise awareness of the needs of trans people and shortfalls in access to healthcare, calling for the new framework to take these into account.

Methods: Submission

Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health

Intent: Provide insights on the need to ensure trans people are taken into account in the Strategy and its delivery.

Methods: Submission

Politician(s) lobbied: Hildegarde Naughton (Minister), Department of Education

Intent: Draw attention to the needs of trans and gender-diverse children and young people in education, providing recommendations for better inclusion.

Methods: Submission

Politician(s) lobbied: Carol Baxter (Assistant Secretary), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Intent: Advance the goals and objectives of the National LGBTIQ+ Inclusion Strategy II.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Gavan O’Leary (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education

Intent: To gather information on existing and ongoing protections and practices, to inform future work, to improve recognition of anti-LGBTQ+ bullying and improve protections for LGBTQ+ young people in schools.

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Ruth Coppinger (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To gather information on the gender recognition process for individuals in the naturalisation process, to inform Ruth Coppinger TD's advocacy in this area, and to support reform and simplification of this process.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sorca Clarke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Inform the discussion of the Committee, provide information on sexual health needs of the transgender community, expand and improve access to sexual health and general health services for the LGBTQ+ community. ::Seek information on upcoming plans to discuss sexual health in the Oireachtas.

Methods: Informal communicationSubmission

Politician(s) lobbied: Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To submit PQs to the Department of Health and HSE and have answers shared.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Sinéad Gibney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joanna Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aengus Ó Snodaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Laura Harmon (Senator), Seanad; Evanne Ní Chuilinn (Senator), Seanad; Chris Andrews (Senator), Seanad

Intent: Raise awareness and shortcomings about transgender inclusion in sports.

Methods: Event / ReceptionInformal communicationEmailMeetingPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Chris Andrews (Senator), Seanad; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Dissemination and publication of findings of research by Bohemians Football Club with input from TENI, leading to increased awareness of barriers to LGBTQI+ participation in sports, and enablers of positive participation.

Methods: Event / Reception