David Norris (Independent)

I will be wicked. The State should take a somewhat paternalistic role in this because there are occasions when, to cite Senator Mullen, Mammy and Daddy know best for Mammy and Daddy. Perhaps the Minister of State will consider framing the Bill so that material is not transferred except in exceptional circumstances in view of the additional burden created for the State and health care personnel by wasteful duplication. It may not be in the interest of patients to deny this other than in exceptional circumstances. The provision could be tweaked in that direction. The Minister of State has shown great sensitivity to the human rights of patients but we do not need to be overly politically correct.