Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 November 2023
1109. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health whether paired-organ donations will be permitted under the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47357/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraPaired organ donations are an important part of the Living Donor Programme in this country and there will be no change to this after the the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022 is enacted.
The paired kidney exchange programme is directly under the governance of the National Kidney Transplant Centre at Beaumont Hospital. A Memorandum of Understanding has been in place since March 2020 between Beaumont Hospital and Belfast City Hospital in relation to the delivery of paired living donor kidney transplantation services in Belfast for patients referred through the National Kidney Transplant Centre.
