"Dr Catherine Motherway thanked the donors and their families, for what she described as "an incredible gift" which "has a life transforming impact on the organ recipients.""
"In June this year, the Human Tissue Act 2024 Part 2 was brought into law and saw organ donation upon death become an 'opt-out' choice rather than one a person had to explicitly declare before their death. This means adults are presumed to consent to their organs being donated unless they register their objection on the National Organ Donation Opt-Out Register."
"A spokesperson for the IKA said that the out of the 700 who are currently on the waiting list for an organ transplant, 540 (80pc) of these patients require a kidney transplant. "Successful kidney transplantation offers patients dramatically improved quality of life, better long-term health outcomes, and is significantly more cost-effective than long term dialysis treatment," the spokesperson said."
Total organ transplants in Ireland decreased from 263 in 2024 to 202 in 2025. Donations used for transplants came from 68 deceased and 29 living donors. Kidney transplants were most common (140) followed by liver (33), lung (15), heart (9) and pancreas (5). The Human Tissue Act 2024 Part 2 implemented an opt-out system for organ donation, presuming adult consent unless an objection is registered. The Irish Kidney Association warned the decline could profoundly affect roughly 700 people on the waiting list, 540 of whom require kidney transplants, and called for immediate healthcare attention.
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