Michael McNamara (Clare, Labour) | Oireachtas source

As the Taoiseach may know, we have a disproportionately high level of cystic fibrosis in this country and everyone in this House or the wider society would know a family affected by cystic fibrosis. In the first half of 2012, the then Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, promised a health information Bill that would allow and regulate research into this and other diseases. He also promised a human tissue Bill that would govern organ donation, and that is clearly crucial to the treatment of cystic fibrosis. Again, we have not yet seen that Bill. When will those Bills be progressed?

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