Irish Kidney Association React to 300 People Opting Out Daily of Organ Donan in Ireland - 13/01/2026

Yesterday on The Agenda we heard about how an average of almost 300 people a day have added their names to the opt-out register for organ donation since legislation was introduced six months ago.The legislation makes every adult a donor unless they expressly withdraw their consent.A total of 58,482 people had opted out of the scheme by December 31st, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has said, equating to more than 2,000 people every week since the law was effected on June 17th.The Human Tissue Act 2024 was aimed at increasing organ donation rates by presuming that all adults living in Ireland for at least a year consent to donating their organs unless they have formally registered an objection.We were joined on The Agenda this morning by National Advocacy Manager for the Irish Kidney Association, Colin White, who spoke us about the importance of being a donor Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.