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Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (19 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: 348. To ask the Minister for Health if he will facilitate funding for a person to attend a facility (details supplied). [45923/23]

Middle East and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Statements (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: I, too, join with other voices in wishing Irish citizens who are working in the diplomatic core, in aid agencies and in the Defence Forces well at this difficult time, and I add my voice to the others in offering condolences to families who have lost their loved ones. The escalation of violence with the indiscriminate rocket attacks into Israel and the barbaric killings and kidnappings of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (18 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: 234. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the targeted funding which will be allocated to early years services in disadvantaged areas which was announced as part of Budget 2024. [45674/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (18 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: 235. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline details of plans by his Department to broaden AIM's programme funding beyond the ECCE timetable. [45675/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (18 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: 270. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a fair deal review (details supplied). [45573/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Provision and Healthcare Professionals: Discussion (17 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: I thank all our guests who are with us. People have spoken about introducing a model that is extremely conservative and with robust safeguards. We all detest the saying about the slippery slope, but the fear is that no matter what we introduce today, those provisions will be broadened at some stage in future. If we look at where assisted dying has been introduced, this would lead us to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Provision and Healthcare Professionals: Discussion (17 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: Okay. Is it the case that nothing prevents people from being members of both organisations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Provision and Healthcare Professionals: Discussion (17 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: I am trying to ascertain where the Irish Doctors Supporting Medical Assistance in Dying group got its membership from. Was it from a recruitment drive?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Provision and Healthcare Professionals: Discussion (17 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: Are people free to make an application to be part of the organisation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Provision and Healthcare Professionals: Discussion (17 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: People are, therefore, open to join-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Provision and Healthcare Professionals: Discussion (17 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: I return to my query regarding an example of a jurisdiction where an assisted dying model remains exactly the same ten years after it was initially introduced.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Provision and Healthcare Professionals: Discussion (17 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: There was a comment on the limits of palliative care in treating and suppressing pain in all cases. Dr. Twomey said that dying is very much part of living and that in his experience, it is very rare that someone has excruciating pain in their final hours. In those instances-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Provision and Healthcare Professionals: Discussion (17 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: I have a question on the restricted nature of the regime that may be introduced. To be fair to Dr. O'Shea, he said he wants to address what is needed for now, but he is not committing to what might be needed further down the line and the potential broadening of the provisions. I asked earlier whether there is any jurisdiction in which a regime was implemented and is still functioning the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Provision and Healthcare Professionals: Discussion (17 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: On people being discriminated against due to lack of money, how many people on average, travel from Ireland to Switzerland every year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Provision and Healthcare Professionals: Discussion (17 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: -----and it could be far more representative, if people so wished.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Provision and Healthcare Professionals: Discussion (17 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: That brings me to my final question. The point raised by the third contributor was about challenges, including funding challenges, and the difference in availability of palliative care from one region to the other. People may be taking an inappropriate action as consequence of not having the relevant supports. Would the witnesses not feel that with better supports, some people may not opt...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in Canada: Discussion (17 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: I thank the Cathaoirleach and Senator Rónán Mullen for allowing me to change speaking slots. I thank each and every contributor this evening for bringing their respective perspectives to the debate. This is a challenging task. We have the responsibility of drawing up a report on what this country should do. I do not believe it is anyone's intention but the conflicting statements...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Oct 2023)

Robert Troy: 35. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the review into school transport. [44909/23]