Let us not crucify the Defence Forces because tomorrow morning, if there is a national disaster in this country, the first people we will turn to will be the Defence Forces. Access to gender-affirming healthcare is very difficult in Ireland and is particularly difficult for trans and non-binary or gender non-conforming people. Senator Hoey raised a number of issues around trans rights and Pride week.
The Senator also raised issues around prison numbers and posed a good question as to whether the lack of space in prisons is having an impact on judges' decisions on sending people to prison. Its members are making their case around the challenges for young people in rural Ireland, issues around succession planning and farming, the need to have proper rural housing guidelines, which we await with anticipation and would love to see published, and transport for young people in rural areas.
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Tellers: Tá, Senators Sharon Keogan and Rónán Mullen; Níl, Senators Robbie Gallagher and Seán Kyne.
Party shown is the one each member held on 2024-06-26, frozen by a dated join — not their party today. The Oireachtas API publishes no date of birth and returns an empty gender field for every member in this period, so no age or gender breakdown is shown.