David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The delays on the part of the Government and the HSE over the past two years in respect of this matter have caused major hurt and distress to the families involved. What is happening is simply not good enough. I have met some of the families involved and am aware that they believe they are being stonewalled. The Tánaiste says they will get sight of the report in a couple of weeks' time, but similar promises were made in the past. The families were promised that they would get sight of the draft report. That is being reneged upon. If the Tánaiste says that the families will get sight of the final report in a few weeks' time, that needs to happen.

Thirteen years on from the 2009 review, Britain and other countries have put in legislation similar to the proposed human tissue Bill for which we are still waiting. There can be no excuse for that delay. We have had previous commitments in this regard. Only a few months ago in this House, the Taoiseach said that the legislation would be forthcoming in the autumn. The Tánaiste is now saying it will be by the end of the year. That needs to happen, and the promises made today in this Chamber by the Taoiseach need to be followed through on.

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