Health Committee to launch report on organ donation

Committee Chairman, Jerry Buttimer TD said: “In April of this year, the Joint Committee held two public hearings examining organ donation in Ireland, in which we heard the views of a wide range of stakeholders, including organ donors, organ recipients, practicing clinicians and surgeons, support organisations, the National Organ Procurement Service, the Irish Medicines Board and the Department of Health. Tomorrow we will launch our report on organ donation which will make a number of recommendations and observations on the subject.”

Event: Launch of Report on Organ Donation.
Location: The Plinth, Leinster House
Date: Tuesday, 1st October, 2013
Time: 4pm

Committee Chairman, Jerry Buttimer along with other Members will be in attendance and available for questions.

Copies of the report will be available online following the event.

To attend this event you must be accredited to attend briefings in Leinster House. To arrange for accreditation for the event or for further information please contact:

Media Enquiries to:

Ciaran Brennan,
Houses of the Oireachtas,
Communications Unit,
Leinster House,
Dublin 2

Committee Membership:

Deputies: Jerry Buttimer (Chair), Catherine Byrne, Ciara Conway (Vice-Chair), Regina Doherty, Robert Dowds, Peter M Fitzpatrick, Seamus Healy, Billy Kelleher, Eamonn Maloney, Mattie McGrath, Sandra McLellan, Dan Neville, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin and Robert Troy

Senators: Colm Burke, John Crown, John Gilroy, Imelda Henry, Marc Mac Sharry and Jillian Van Turnhout