Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I know this will be a difficult question to answer but of those 200 or 250 people per year who avail of assisted dying, what stage are they at in their conditions? I know that is extremely difficult to answer. There are situations, and there have been a number of cases in Britain, where people have gone to Switzerland because they want to be in full capacity, physically and mentally, to make that decision, but because of the prohibition in the country they live in, they are forced to go early. That is a terrible situation that people find themselves in. Maybe Mr. Luley can comment on that.

My final question is on those who can accompany those who avail of assisted dying. There have been a number of high-profile cases in Ireland around this, where if somebody assists or accompanies the person, they could be prosecuted, which is a ridiculous situation for people to find themselves in. However, that is the law. If you accompany somebody you could be prosecuted. There was a high-profile case of this in 2011. If Mr. Luley could answer those two questions I would be grateful.