Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 16 October 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill 2018: Discussion
Mark Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
It is not a case of one or the other. They are required. We have seen, however, that if families do not know the intentions of their loved ones, the chances of their allowing organs to be donated when asked by a nurse are approximately 57%. If they know that their loved one wanted to be a donor, as opposed to being among the 2% to 5% of people who do not want to be donors, the chances that they will allow organs to be donated are 93%. The legislation does not make any provision for making that information on their loved ones available to families. Am I correct in saying that?
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