Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 6:

In page 24, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following:

“Review of operation of Relevant Organ Donation Opt-Out Register

17.(1) The Minister shall, not later than 3 years after the commencement of this section,

carry out a review of the operation of the Relevant Organ Donation Opt-Out Register.

(2) In carrying out a review under subsection (1), the Minister may consult with such and

so many persons and he or she considers appropriate.”.

We are inserting a new section 17 which will provide for a review to be carried out examining the impact of the opt-out register on organ donation and transplantation in Ireland, three years after commencement of Part 2 of the Bill. This is an amendment I have added on Report Stage after a meeting with the Irish Kidney Association. I believe there are representatives of the Irish Kidney Association present and I will take the opportunity to acknowledge the extraordinary work it does. This amendment comes specifically from a meeting I had with representatives of the association recently, so we will review the operation of the opt-out register.

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