Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe go léir as ucht freastal ar an gcruinniú. Tá cúpla ceist agam ar dtús. Labhair an tOllamh Landers mar gheall ar na dúshláin atá againn le cúram maolaitheach le sláinte mheabhrach agus daoine atá faoi mhíchumas. Dúirt sé go bhfuil ar an HSE 70 duine breise a lorg i gcúram maolaitheach. A lot of the challenges faced by the healthcare system were mentioned. We need an extra 70 consultants in palliative care alone over the next five or six years. A few weeks ago we spoke to witnesses from Dignitas. Dúirt siad nach raibh siad ag iarraidh bás a fháil ach nár mhaith leo maireachtáil sa tslí seo. Most of the people who go to Switzerland do not want to die, but they do not want to live like this. What do the witnesses think the challenges are? Are we ready to enter a system of assisted dying, given what the witnesses say are the severe resource and capacity deficits in the healthcare system?