I wish to inform the Leader and the House that I will seek the recall of the Seanad in August. I do so for the 650 people in Ireland awaiting organ transplantation. I will be asking 20 Senators to sign a letter to bring the Minister for Health before the Seanad to explain the reason he signed a flawed piece of legislation on organ donation and transplantation into Irish law.

The Minister must be held to account and must be asked the reason he signed this European Union directive directly into Irish law without consulting the Seanad, the Dáil or the Joint Committee on Health and Children. The Government's lack of scrutiny and debate on this measure, which is the first organ transplantation legislation in the history of the State, was a missed opportunity on its part to bring Ireland's infrastructure up to the 21st-century standards the citizens awaiting organ transplantation deserve. Mark Murphy of the Irish Kidney Association has described-----

The Senator should refrain from using people's names on the record of the House, as they are not here to defend themselves.

The Senator's party did nothing for ten years on this issue.

What is Senator Burke talking about?

Senator Daly, without interruption.

Mark Murphy of the Irish Kidney Association-----

Senator, I asked you to refrain from using people's names on the record of the House, as they are not here to defend themselves.

I thank the Cathaoirleach. The Irish Kidney Association has described the Minister's signing of this European Union directive directly into Irish law without scrutiny as the worst implementation of this directive by any European Union member state. Last year, as the Leader is aware, I tried to have the Seanad recalled on this issue and was blocked unlawfully by the Government. If it tries to do that again this year, I will go to the High Court to seek a court order to ensure this directive is scrutinised before the deadline for its scrutiny expires on 28 August.