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Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (21 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 569. To ask the Minister for Health if home help hours will be increased for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51033/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Business of Joint Committee (21 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: Apologies have been received from Deputies Robert Troy and Alan Farrell and Senators Lynn Ruane and Annie Hoey. Parliamentary privilege is considered to apply to the utterances of members participating in a committee meeting when their participation is from within the parliamentary precincts. There can be no assurances relating to participation online from outside the parliamentary...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Business of Joint Committee (21 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: We are very grateful to the late Brendan Clarke and his family for sharing this video with us. May he rest in peace. I again thank Tara and Sarah for being here today, representing all of Brendan's family. I think that was very powerful engagement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: The next item on our agenda is ensuring access to palliative care and social supports. From the Irish Association for Palliative Care, I welcome Dr. Hannah Linane, chairperson of the association and specialist palliative care doctor, and Dr. Una Molloy, advanced nurse practitioner, palliative care for older people. The Irish Hospice Foundation is represented by Ms Paula O'Reilly, CEO, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: I apologise, but we try to refrain from naming people.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: His name was not included in the opening statements that were submitted to us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: We just have a small issue. There is no problem, Emer, and we are sorry. This is difficult for you, which we appreciate, but we have to have the opening statement ahead of time. What you are presenting to us is not actually in the opening statements. We appreciate the sentiment of what you are saying, but I had to interject because of that. There are very strict rules about what someone...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Ms O'Reilly and all of the other witnesses for their opening statements. I call Senator Seery Kearney.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Senator. I call Deputy Kenny to speak, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: I suggest that we broaden the discussion to include other witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: Exactly, and you do. Next is Deputy Cullinane.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: How would the witnesses like to spread that out?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: Will everyone assist us when it comes to the naming of people? We already dealt with this. Will they be a bit broader, if they see what I am getting at?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Senator Mullen very much. I call Deputy Danny Healy-Rae.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: I want to do a third round, so we can go around to each member again, starting with Senator Mary Seery Kearney, for one final point or question from a member.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: Like Matt Cooper, Ms O'Reilly will have the last word.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: On behalf of the secretariat and members, I thank Dr. Hannah Linane and Dr. Una Molloy from the Irish Association of Palliative Care; Ms Paula O'Reilly and Professor Susan O'Reilly, from the Irish Hospice Foundation; and Dr. Miriam Colleran and Ms Emer Maguire, from Hope Ireland who all do excellent work. I note the care, kindness and consideration that is given by people who work in all the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: Yes. We have to be careful about the way we handle this.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Further and Higher Education (16 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 213. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of negotiations with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (details supplied); when an agreement can be expected on the co-funding of an urgently needed new vet school located in the mid-west at the University of Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter....