Oireachtas Committee on Health to discuss soft opt-out system of donation when Dáil resumes As Organ Donation Awareness Week 2013 draws to a close tomorrow people should give serious consideration to carrying a donor card or to uploading an Organ Donor ECard to their iPhone or android. Organ donation quite simply saves lives. Despite the fact [...]

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The decision of the Oireachtas Joint Sub Committee on Administration to include on menus the amount of calories on food sold in Dáil Éireann is very welcome.  I believe that people should be aware of how many calories they are consuming in a bid to get to grips with the obesity epidemic and live healthier lives. [...]

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Wednesday 27 March 2013 I remind the Deputies opposite that this Government will last its full term. We will not be like the Green Party and Fianna Fáil and we will not flake on the Irish people. If I was to arrive in this Chamber from another planet and read Deputy Michael McGrath’s motion, I [...]

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