266 people received a life saving organ transplant in 2015, but there are still over 600 people in need of one.

The HSE has released figures for last year which show 33 people donated a kidney to a family member while 81 families donated the organs of their loved ones.

Kidney transplant operations are the most common - with around 150 transplants carried out every year.

However 450 people are awaiting a new kidney.

36 lung transplants were carried out in 2015 - one of the highest rates in Europe.

Susan Keogh has been speaking to Professor Jim Egan, Director of HSE Organ Donation and Transplant Ireland