Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein)
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179. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a date for the pending human tissue Bill (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56825/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The enactment of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill is a priority for the Government.

The Bill is a complex piece of legislation that will include provisions on organ donation and transplantation, post-mortem practice and procedures in hospital settings, anatomical examination, and public display of bodies after death.

It will embed in legislation the idea that consent is the defining principle across all these sensitive areas and will establish a regulatory framework for the conduct of these activities.

Drafting of the Bill is in its final stages, and it is intended that Government approval for publication will be sought before the end of November.