Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 30 January 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying

System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion

Photo of Alan FarrellAlan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael)
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I thank the Cathaoirleach very much. I do not believe that I will take up the four minutes as I have just two quick questions. Could the witnesses explain what the idea of removing such a service from the healthcare field means to them? Second, I believe Professor White referred to the access difficulties in Australia and to institutions which had some difficulty in the provision of the service. Did he mean hospitals and is it that those hospitals are religiously based? Perhaps he might provide clarity on that question, please?