Mr. Martin Doody:

I have had two kidney transplants and a pancreas transplant and would not be addressing the committee today without the altruism of my donor family and the skill of the wonderful people at Beaumont Hospital. I would not like anyone to believe that I was in favour of the status quo, as I am not. As Ms Cunningham, Mr. Gilligan and Mr. Murphy have stated, we need to change the public perception. If we had a fully financed public awareness campaign, the Irish people would respond.

The register is a must. If people are asked to put their names on a register, they will. Being able to show a donor's family that he or she took the time to put his or her name on the register instead of it simply being the case that he or she did not opt out is a strong endorsement. This is where our resources should focus, not on changing the name.