Transgender Equality Network Ireland (Transgender Equality Network Ireland)
Lobbying activity
The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.
Meeting (1)
1st May - Meeting with Mary Lou McDonald and David Cullinane, seeking clarity on SF comments regarding the UK Supreme Court decision on gender, updates on transgender healthcare both Ireland and Northern Ireland, and wider LGBTQ issues
Meeting (1)
16th May - Meeting with Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeil on LGBTQI+ health issues. These issues included gender affirming care, lgbtqia+ mental health, and elderly care. Follow up meetings were also planned in this meeting, though have not taken place as of the end of this lobbying log period
Informal communication (1)
12th May - text messages exchanged with Padraig Rice on healthcare questions for Minister for Health
Meeting (1)
24th June - education session on trans healthcare and trans rights for Sinn Fein. Elected representatives present were Máire Devine TD, Chris Andrews TD, and from Dublin City Council: Kourtney Kenny, John Smith, Willo Carey, Niamh Whelan.
Meeting (1)
2nd July - education session on trans healthcare with Mark Wall TD and Duncan Smith TD
Email (1)
29th July - Sinéad Gibney TD emailed to invite TENI to speak on a panel in November
Event / Reception (1)
2nd August - Met the Minister for Mental Health, Mary Butler at All Together Now we talked about healthcare for under 16s and trans healthcare in general. She updated us on conversations she was having.
Designated public officials lobbied
The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.