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- Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)
Michael Healy-Rae: I welcome this debate and thank Sinn Féin for bringing it forward but I also want to highlight one issue. Sinn Féin has made 11 points in the motion being debated tonight but I would like it if it had 12. The thing I would like to see Sinn Féin highlighting is its own contribution to the housing crisis. I will give an example. Between objecting to zoning and objecting to...
- Conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (23 Jan 2024)
Michael Healy-Rae: I support the Social Democrats original motion and thank the party for bringing it before us. I also thank the groups in Killarney and Tralee and throughout Kerry who have rightly expressed their outrage at what is happening. This motion paints a harrowing picture of the war in Gaza, highlighting the dire humanitarian crisis and the urgent need for peace. It underscores the devastating...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)
Michael Healy-Rae: Apologies have been received from Senator O'Loughlin who is away on official Oireachtas business. Parliamentary privilege is considered to apply to the utterances of members participating online in a committee meeting when their participation is from within the parliamentary precincts. There can be no assurances in respect of participation online from outside the parliamentary precincts....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)
Michael Healy-Rae: I invite Dr. McLaren to give his opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)
Michael Healy-Rae: I thank all the witnesses for being here.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)
Michael Healy-Rae: I have to move on to the next member.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)
Michael Healy-Rae: We might direct something to Dr. McLaren too because he has not yet come in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)
Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Dr. McLaren. We will move on to Deputy Gino Kenny.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)
Michael Healy-Rae: Thank you, Dr. McLaren.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)
Michael Healy-Rae: Very briefly, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)
Michael Healy-Rae: Thank you, Dr. Chapman. I call Deputy Patrick Costello.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)
Michael Healy-Rae: Perhaps Dr. Chapman might answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)
Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Dr. Chapman very much. Does Dr. McLaren want to come in next?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)
Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Dr. McLaren. We are into the final round. I must advise everybody that this is a four-minute round. We could call it two minutes for the member and two minutes for the person to answer. I am sorry for being so down on the time, but I have to be. Senator Mullen has four minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)
Michael Healy-Rae: That is no problem.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)
Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Senator.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)
Michael Healy-Rae: I said I was going to stick to the four minutes. I am sorry. We will have to try to get them in some other way. I call Deputy Lahart. I am really up against the clock.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)
Michael Healy-Rae: Fair point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)
Michael Healy-Rae: We are nearly finished but I wish to give the witnesses the courtesy of a very brief summary be that with regard to an individual's question or if there is any issue they wish to respond to.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)
Michael Healy-Rae: Very briefly.