Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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I thank the witnesses for attending. On consent, it seems to be agreed across the board that it has to be voluntary and free of coercion and there has to be capacity to make decisions. There seems to be a general wariness in relation to advance care directives. The legislation that has been effective since April this year has notification requirements, in that there are people who a person is supposed to notify in advance of decisions being made. Has that happened in other jurisdictions? I know we are encroaching slightly on the international segment of what the committee will be discovering. Has that provision been made in other areas and, if so, what form did it take?

I have only one other question.

A speaker two weeks ago mentioned a cultural shift. Someone mentioned this morning, I forget who it was, suicide prevention campaigns. Have they been effective in other jurisdictions? Has there been less of an emphasis on them in other jurisdictions?