Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Ms Jody Blake back and it is great to see her. We were inquiring for her all the time she was away. Thank God it is a sunny day and she is back. I would like to pass on my sympathies to Senator Eamonn Coghlan, as I did personally this morning at the mass. We all got a great shock at Senator Jimmy Harte's accident. We are all praying for him. I have no doubt Jimmy has huge strength of character and spirit, and he will make a recovery. We just hope it is speedy.

When I came back last night, I watched a very good documentary on Joe Brolly and his campaign for a change in the system of organ donation. He made an extremely powerful and compelling documentary, which in turn has made an extremely powerful and compelling case. My understanding is that the Oireachtas health committee has unanimously endorsed the campaign and it has been accepted in Northern Ireland. I would like to know the Government position on this. Every day there is a delay in adopting the policy is a day too long. We need to see action in this area. What Joe Brolly has done for organ donation in this country is phenomenal. I was most disappointed at the position of the Irish Kidney Association. What Joe Brolly and his colleagues are doing is extremely positive.