Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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Apologies have been received from Deputy Higgins and I thank her for that.

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Today we have engagement on the topic of consent and capacity in relation to assisted dying. I warmly welcome to the meeting Dr. Louise Campbell of the University of Galway and Mr. Finn Keyes, barrister at law. After both witnesses have given their opening statements, members will then ask questions. A member can ask an individual witness a question or address a question to the two witnesses. Before I invite Dr. Campbell to start, I thank her most sincerely. Her time is valuable and her expertise is important to us so we are grateful and thankful to her for being here. We look forward to her contribution and getting the benefit of her knowledge. I invite Dr. Campbell to give her opening statement.