Accessing Gender Affirming Healthcare

The process of accessing gender affirming healthcare in Ireland has changed significantly over the last decade, and continues to change. This information is updated and maintained to ensure it is as accurate and current as possible.

People Under 18 Years of Age
Unfortunately at this time, there is no service in Ireland operating to provide gender affirming care to children and young people under 18 years old. Some transgender young people and their families have accessed care through remote private services such as Gender GP.

People Over 18 Years of Age
For adults seeking access to gender affirming healthcare in Ireland, they can choose to pursue public or private care. Public care is provided free at point of use, although prescriptions will still require full payment unless the individual has a medical card. The wait for public care is known to be extremely long, and the quality of care provided is not regarded highly by the community. Private care is expensive, but is generally much quicker to access, and mostly of a higher quality.