Mark Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I wish to propose an amendment to the Order of Business to the effect that the Minister for Health should come before the House to discuss SI 325 - European Union (Quality and Safety of Human Organs Intended for Transplantation) Regulations 2012. I attended the Irish Kidney Association's annual general meeting earlier this year and I am aware that the association is dissatisfied at the manner in which this statutory instrument was introduced and the lack of consultation in respect of it. I ask the Leader to arrange for the Minister for Health to come to the House today to discuss the matter.

I second Senator Byrne's amendment to the Order of Business. On the matter to which he referred and the comments made by colleagues opposite, the Anglo tapes appear to indicate certain things with regard to who was calling the shots many years ago. The Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, came before the House to debate what has become the Personal Insolvency Act and he would not - despite numerous questions put to him by myself and others - outline the discussions that were held with the banks or indicate the amendments sought by the latter in respect of that legislation.

Effectively, the banks wrote the legislation. It is entirely in favour of the banks.