Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance)
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I understand that, and I agree. However, there are circumstances where people have extremely difficult endings. In those situations, I believe, and I hope the majority of people in Ireland believe, that in very limited circumstances somebody should have a say in how they die. I think that is a fundamental right, and I think Professor O'Neill would agree with that.

Let us say that somebody said to Professor O'Neill that they wanted to refuse all medication and treatment whatsoever. I am sure he has seen a situation where somebody has done that. It can be really gruesome when they refuse all sorts of medical care because they do not want to go through the end of their lives. In that situation, what would Professor O'Neill say to the person involved?