Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 14 December 2016

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

General Scheme of the Health Information and Patient Safety Bill: Discussion

1:30 pm

Vice Chairman:

Deputy O'Connell asked a specific question on how a person's HIV status would be protected. It may be known in one area but not in another. Is Mr. O'Connor saying it will require further consultation to ensure that does not happen? A patient also has the right not to share information, even though it is handy to share it. They must have the right to share it only with certain people. There is a genuine concern about where that information will go.