Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 21:

In page 48, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: “(h) in the case of the proposed retention and use of any part of a body, including for the use by a third party, information relating to the types of use that this may entail;”.

These amendments have to do with commercial considerations and donations. We are making several amendments and consequential amendments with regard to the commercial use of any material taken during a post mortem. This is to ensure that consent is always informed and only given for the reasons specified.

We are also tabling several amendments to sections which state that "a person or a hospital shall not receive financial compensation" for any part of a body, to include other non-financial inducements. This is to capture all types of possible compensation or inducements to ensure it is not restricted to those of a financial kind, which is in line with our policy intent.