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Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: He will never be dead, that is for sure.

Seanad: An Bille um an Tríú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cúirt Achomhairc) 2013: An Dara Céim - Thirty-third Amendment of the Constitution (Court of Appeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the Minister to the House. I do not intend to detain him for long on this legislation, which the Fianna Fáil Party fully supports. We will actively campaign for a "Yes" vote on 4 October on the question that will be put to the people on the establishment of a court of appeal, while actively campaign for a "No" vote on the other question related to the ill-considered proposal...

Seanad: An Bille um an Tríú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cúirt Achomhairc) 2013: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-third Amendment of the Constitution (Court of Appeal) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: It is fitting that the Minister is here for the last piece of business we have in this session. While we have had some heated and detailed exchanges on various Bills in this session, I fully respect the detail he brings to the debates here in the Seanad. I wish him a good break and would like to say there was nothing personal in the various issues I raised over this term. I hope he enjoys...

Seanad: An Bille um an Tríú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cúirt Achomhairc) 2013: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-third Amendment of the Constitution (Court of Appeal) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: I will still argue about issues with which I do not agree, but that is democracy. I wish the Minister a good break over the summer.

Seanad: SI 325 of 2012 - European Union (Quality and Safety of Human Organs Intended for Transplantation) Regulations 2012: Motion (20 Aug 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: I move: That Seanad Éireann resolves that Statutory Instrument No. 325 of 2012 - European Union (Quality and Safety of Human Organs Intended for Transplantation) Regulations 2012 be annulled.On 27 August 2012, the Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, signed this EU directive into law without any consultation with the Seanad, the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children or the...

Seanad: SI 325 of 2012 - European Union (Quality and Safety of Human Organs Intended for Transplantation) Regulations 2012: Motion (20 Aug 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: He has forgotten that.

Seanad: SI 325 of 2012 - European Union (Quality and Safety of Human Organs Intended for Transplantation) Regulations 2012: Motion (20 Aug 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: I would not remind him of that. Let that go.

Seanad: SI 325 of 2012 - European Union (Quality and Safety of Human Organs Intended for Transplantation) Regulations 2012: Motion (20 Aug 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: We know that.

Seanad: SI 325 of 2012 - European Union (Quality and Safety of Human Organs Intended for Transplantation) Regulations 2012: Motion (20 Aug 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: We agree.

Seanad: SI 325 of 2012 - European Union (Quality and Safety of Human Organs Intended for Transplantation) Regulations 2012: Motion (20 Aug 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: Yes. I am just trying to help the Minister.

Seanad: SI 325 of 2012 - European Union (Quality and Safety of Human Organs Intended for Transplantation) Regulations 2012: Motion (20 Aug 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: It cannot be put down unless the House is recalled.

Seanad: SI 325 of 2012 - European Union (Quality and Safety of Human Organs Intended for Transplantation) Regulations 2012: Motion (20 Aug 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: I am glad the Minister of State was listening to me.

Seanad: SI 325 of 2012 - European Union (Quality and Safety of Human Organs Intended for Transplantation) Regulations 2012: Motion (20 Aug 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Minister of State for his response. One of the points he made when he went off script was that this manifestly merits discussion and debate in the Oireachtas, and it does. That is our point. We have had, in the main, a reasoned and constructive debate where we have teased out the issues involved, and that is useful. Regardless of what some may think, this was not a stunt. It...

Seanad: SI 325 of 2012 - European Union (Quality and Safety of Human Organs Intended for Transplantation) Regulations 2012: Motion (20 Aug 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: There are assemblies in all of those jurisdictions, as well as regional arrangements in France and the Netherlands. The Minister of State, however, is comparing those member states which decided not to have one national transplantation body with the Republic of Ireland with a population of 4.5 million. That is a complete and utter nonsense. In fact, the Minister has set aside the main...

Seanad: SI 325 of 2012 - European Union (Quality and Safety of Human Organs Intended for Transplantation) Regulations 2012: Motion (20 Aug 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: I did not interrupt the Minister of State.

Seanad: SI 325 of 2012 - European Union (Quality and Safety of Human Organs Intended for Transplantation) Regulations 2012: Motion (20 Aug 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: I am glad the Minister put on the record of the House today that the Government will move ahead with appointing donor co-ordinators in each of our trauma centres.

Seanad: SI 325 of 2012 - European Union (Quality and Safety of Human Organs Intended for Transplantation) Regulations 2012: Motion (20 Aug 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: I welcome this statement of Government priority and policy. We will engage with the Government on this.

Seanad: SI 325 of 2012 - European Union (Quality and Safety of Human Organs Intended for Transplantation) Regulations 2012: Motion (20 Aug 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: We will take up the Government’s offer to engage with it on the human tissue Bill. The Minister of State also confirmed the Government did not even give a timeframe for the publication of the heads of the Bill prior to this recall. This recall forced the Minister and his Department to make a cogent argument as to what they were doing with this legislation. In fact, it lit a fire...

Seanad: SI 325 of 2012 - European Union (Quality and Safety of Human Organs Intended for Transplantation) Regulations 2012: Motion (20 Aug 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: I accept I would not want to discuss directives such as European Union (Conservation of Wild Birds (Horn Head to Fanad Head Special Protection Area 004194)) Regulations 2013. However, some people from Fanad may want it debated. The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013 were not debated. We might recall the Seanad for that.

Seanad: SI 325 of 2012 - European Union (Quality and Safety of Human Organs Intended for Transplantation) Regulations 2012: Motion (20 Aug 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: A Chathaoirligh, you did grant the Minister of State some indulgence. I will finish soon because I will not see you for another couple of weeks.