Treatment Abroad Scheme

The Treatment Abroad Scheme (TAS) allows people living in Ireland to avail of a treatment that is not available in Ireland, in other countries within the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA), as well as Switzerland and the UK. For the transgender community, this generally includes bottom surgery, also known as Gender Reassignment Surgery or Gender Realignment Surgery. You must be referred by a public hospital consultant to avail of this scheme. Under this scheme, the cost of treatment is approved in advance of the treatment itself. There is more info available directly from the HSE here.

There are cases where a procedure is not covered by the TAS due to the treatment being available in Ireland, which at times has included top surgery, also known as a Double Mastectomy. In these cases, a person may be eligible instead for the Cross Border Directive (CBD).