Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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When the father of a constituent and friend of mine had dementia, had been more than a decade in care and did not know or recognise other people, he was still living a very wholesome life. Yet, when it came to the end of his life and when he had been in prolonged and unsufferable pain for a month, my friend said to me that she hopes we do legislate for this. It was only after the fact that I had thought he would not have had the autonomy in that situation and in that applying that lens to it.

I can see the clock ticking down, so I will not ask another question. I will say to Ms Lazar that I know she has been here sitting through every session. I thank her so much for her participation today and for her presence right throughout.