Gender Rebels (Gender Rebels Company Limited by Guarantee)

Lobbying Organisation Gender Rebels

Date published 20 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Social Democrats Gender-Affirming Healthcare briefing for Transgender Citizens

Intended results Spoke with several representatives of the Social Democrat party on the present issues of Transgender Educate key stakeholders within the Social Democrats on the topic of Trans healthcare in Ireland, providing statistical overviews, lived experiences, and alternative models of care compatible with Sláintecare plans.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Daire Dempsey

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (31-50)

Scheduled Tuesday 29 of April, the meeting was located within the Department of Agriculture on Kildare Street, Dublin. Specific topics covered the current model of transgender healthcare, the impacts this model is having on transgender persons seeking and accessing gender-affirming care, the current remodelling of this care, lack of community engagement, and alternative models of care.

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.

Pádraig Rice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Liam Quaide TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)