Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I agree with what my colleagues, Senators Davitt and Malcolm Byrne, said about these dogs. I would love to know how many people have been convicted for breaching the legislation in terms of not muzzling their dogs and I think that it would be an interesting statistic. I hope that we will now have a national debate on this issue. More of these animals should be added to the list of prohibited breeds. Of course, our sympathies go to the family of the young man in Wexford who was attacked and our thoughts are with him at this time.

I welcome the human tissue Bill that has gone through Cabinet today. The Bill is long overdue. The work was commenced by the health committee, which was chaired by Senator Buttimer during the 2011 to 2016 Oireachtas term. The committee did great work to advance this very important issue.

I believe that most people in society would willingly carry an organ donor card. However, they do not get around to it for one reason or another so do not have one in their possession and are deemed, at this moment in time, as not being carriers such cards. Thankfully, that situation will change and people can just opt out if they do not wish their organs to be donated in the case of an accident where a person, unfortunately, loses his or her life. Such legislative provision is a great day's work.