Dr. Diarmuid Quinlan:

The Deputy asked about the numbers participating in our survey. They were 90-minute focus groups, so it is a rich seam of information on views and perspectives, underpinned by a council workshop with more than 30 IGCP council members representing the views of their members, and we actively canvassed feedback from our members on these issues. While the numbers may appear small, it is a rich seam of information and a lot of insights were gained in that.

As for patients feeling burdensome and family members' views taking precedence, this comes back very much to safeguards.

We are here today to talk about safeguarding medical professionals. Safeguarding medical professionals and safeguarding patients are very similar, and we think it is really important to have very robust safeguards. In the event of legislation passing, the safeguards must protect patients at every aspect of the journey, from the initial conversation through to the review, the analysis and the comprehensive oversight. The safeguards are there to protect patients and professionals and it is good that we are here today discussing them.