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)
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We all agree that presumed consent, a soft opt-out or any other system should not be brought forward without proper resources. The donor audit report showed evidence of the value of the register and the role of specialist nurses, on which we all agree. Does Mr. Watt agree that, if families were informed that their loved ones wanted to be donors, as demonstrated by a driving licence or a organ donor card under the opt-in system, and a nurse asked whether they would allow their organs to be donated, donation rates would increase to 93%?