Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 4 July 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying

Legal Protections and Sanctions: Discussion

Mr. Kevin Kelly:

No. The word “irremediable” comes from the Canadian test. Basically, if the person satisfies the physical irremediable condition but they also have a psychology injury or they only have a psychological injury, it would be difficult for that to be guaranteed or as readily subject to the exception because there are more difficulties for medical certification with regard to deeming a psychiatric or psychological illness as irremediable.