Alex White (Dublin South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

One of the provisions of section 11 of the Bill is that a health care provider, when providing a health service, can request an individual to give his or her IHI to the provider so that it can be associated with the patient record. It is proposed in amendment No. 7 to amend this provision to encompass a situation where the individual concerned cannot give his or her IHI because of age or capacity and someone else, for example, an accompanying parent, guardian or friend is allowed to do so on his or her behalf.