Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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522. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to introduce a system similar to the Spanish model in which organ donation is based on an opt-out system. [44740/18]

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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686. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the status of the general scheme of the human tissue Bill; and when he expects to be in a position to introduce a soft opt-out organ donation option. [45493/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 522 and 686 together.

The General Scheme of a Human Tissue Bill is being finalised at present and will be submitted to Government shortly. The proposed legislation will include provisions for a soft opt-out organ donation system.