Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 36:

In page 27, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following:"(1) An operator of a donation facility shall retain--

(a) a written consent of a person made under section 6, and

(b) a record of the revocation, under section 8, by a person referred to in paragraph (a)of his or her consent.".

This is related to records and consents. As I said, this is a critical issue on which the Bill is very clear. On the amendments, I had indicated on Committee Stage that I intended to provide drafting clarification in this section to ensure it is clear which facility must retain records of consents or revocations of consents. Again, it is extraordinary to think that, since the commission reported in 2005, this issue has not been dealt with. However, we are saying in each case it is at the facility at which a donation is made, or where the consent was given, that the records must be maintained. These amendments provide that clarification and make the necessary consequential amendments, including taking account of the new cross-references.

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