Lynn Ruane (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I want to make a comment, and then I will have one question. I want to pick up on what Senator Clonan said on legislation not mattering. I think we need to clarify that. The conversation I thought we were having was about that legislation, in terms of safeguards, being siloed into assisted dying, and that is where the legislation exists. It is not legislation for disability rights and safeguards outside of that but that those safeguards are not isolated into assisted dying when thinking of people with disabilities. When I said "outside legislation", I meant this legislation but including all the other legislation that needs to be in place to give strength to assisted dying legislation, if that makes sense. I wanted to clarify that in case I misspoke.

I have one question for Mr. Kearns. In his contribution, he mentioned the personal assistance legislation, and also the fact that this committee is being resourced to do its task but that everything else that falls under that is not. I wonder then about the disability matters committee, and whether Mr. Kearns was including that in his contribution as not maybe having the same impact or output. Is Mr. Kearns saying that the work happening there does not contribute or maybe that it is not doing what it should do?