‘Disappointed and angry’: Family of boy (6) awaiting heart transplant mull legal action

Daithi, his father Mairtin and mother Seph met the Northern Ireland Secretary at Hillsborough Castle, Co Down, on Wednesday.Afterwards, Mr MacGabhann said Mr Heaton-Harris had told the family it would take too long for the government to intervene and pass the laws at Westminster.

He said time was not on the family’s side as he stressed the seriousness of Daithi’s heart condition. “But our point was that there is no Assembly and, without the Assembly, this secondary legislation can’t go through.“We told the Secretary of State that this is much bigger than Daithi’s Law, this is a beacon of hope for the organ donation and transplantation community here.”

While he said he would ask officials to assess how the law could be implemented by the Government, he also urged Northern Ireland MPs to consider tabling a Private Members’ Bill to proceed the issue by that legislative route. “That is why I want fully functioning devolved institutions to resume as soon as possible, so MLAs can get back to work and swiftly implement the law that Daithi and his family have campaigned so tirelessly for.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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