Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 180:

In page 23, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: “(6) When a relevant person applies under sections11and 12for information and/or when a relevant person applies for their personal data, the relevant body or the Authority will make available all medical records to the relevant person regardless of whether they have explicitly requested those items.”.

In the context of this amendment, although they are not grouped for discussion, we will withdraw amendment No. 181. The amendment seeks to ensure that all medical records are made available to a relevant person. We feel that the Bill restricts the medical information data provided in respect of information that is relevant to the health of an impacted person, which is subject to change over time. People who have been affected should not have to wait until they are seriously ill before seeking out relevant family medical history.