Dr. Philip Crowley:

It is a very important question. We can predict that there will be some resistance. In the past, we implemented legislation that resulted in some resistance. We are committing to implement whatever the Oireachtas passes on this occasion as well.

On the emphasis on palliative care, it is very important to have good palliative care, whatever we decide in the area of assisted dying. That is why there is an emphasis on it in our submission, why we are developing policy on it, why we have invested in it and why we need to continue to do so.