Tim O'Malley (Limerick East, Progressive Democrats)

The purpose of this amendment is to add a new type of claimant to the tribunal, namely, someone who was not diagnosed by a consultant hepatologist prior to the commencement of the paragraph. However, the Bill emphasises that such diagnosis is not sufficient when there are internationally accepted scientific tests which demonstrate that the person was infected at some stage with hepatitis C. I propose therefore that these amendments not be accepted.

Question, "That the words proposed to be deleted stand", put and declared carried.