Annie Hoey (Labour) | Oireachtas source

Yes. As we trudge towards this ideal utopia, does Dr. Campbell think it is possible for us to create a system that would function? We do not have to reach the entirely flawless zenith of humanity, so to speak, but we can do this as we currently are. We are discussing mental health and the influence that may have and then the influence of the person looking at that distressed person. It is possibly inevitable that when someone is in this distressed state that there is an element of depression, although this may not be the case for everyone. Can we look at this possible future regimen? Not everyone with mental health issues or depression is at the tail end of it. There are different levels. I have seen this in people who have contacted me. A person revealed that they had issues with their mortgage because they disclosed that they took a low level anti-depressant to keep themselves well and to stop them from having mental health difficulties. That is affecting the person's mortgage because the company is saying that the person is a life risk. There are many situations where mental health issues should not disadvantage a person. Many people with mental health issues are affirmative and active. How could those two could be tied together?

My second question has been asked previously. It is to do with someone accompanying a person to Switzerland or somewhere else. Currently under Irish law, is assisting someone to die by suicide against the law? It has not been tested so I would be interested in the witnesses' opinion on this.