Mr. J. P. McDowell:

Deputy Ó Caoláin sought clarity on whether someone who has a signed organ donation card still requires the consent of the family after his or her death. The law, as introduced by the BSI last year, provides that the family's consent is legally required. So even when one has a kidney donor card that suggests that one is happy for one's kidneys to be used in the event of one's death, the law states that the consent of the family is required.