This is worth a read. The Irish NGS (National Gender Service) for trans healthcare is a hidden national scandal. After 18 months here I'm yet to hear a single good thing from anyone about it ... basically everyone is doing DIY HRT or paying private.
In fact the more I know the more I feel it should actually be the called the LPS or Licensed Perverts Service based on the psychs, but draw your own conclusions (a covert recording has been publically released of one session)
The best thing that ever happened to me was two amazing public facing trans elders advising me to stay well away from the UK NHS GICs, for my own dignity and self/respect. I did, but this in Ireland - by all accounts - is far worse ...