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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Constitution: Discussion (20 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: There was reference to frameworks. Obviously, frameworks in different jurisdictions have different models of assisted dying. Some of them are a little more liberal than others. I would take the New Zealand framework as a template. It brought in assisted dying by popular referendum. I refer to the criteria and the definition of those who can avail of assisted dying. In most countries...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Constitution: Discussion (20 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: There is scope to do it, but it is highly unlikely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Constitution: Discussion (20 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: I know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Constitution: Discussion (20 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: I invite Dr. Mulligan to respond on my points in respect of jurisdictions and so on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Constitution: Discussion (20 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: Is there evidence of that happening?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (20 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: 70. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the Government’s recent discussions with the Women of Honour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29556/23]

Home Care and Support Services: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: I, too, welcome the motion. We have discussed the issue of home care many times over the past number of years. It is an extremely important part of the healthcare system. It is vital that somebody in his or her own home is given the proper intervention and vital care at that time. We have moved towards the model where people want to stay in their homes, if it is medically feasible,...

Youth Justice Strategy: Statements (21 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: We are having a very good debate on young people and the strategy around justice and so forth. Young people are sometimes maligned. They can be marginalised by society so it is important we give confidence and credit to their age group. The most important thing, if young people engage in activity they should not engage in, is to divert them away from the criminal justice system. The Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (20 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: 76. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on a complaint made by Defence Forces representatives over the failure to pay proper overtime to their members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29558/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (20 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: 80. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the deployment of the LÉ William Butler Yeats to the coast of Libya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29557/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Neutrality (20 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: 101. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the progress of the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29559/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (20 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: 100. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on how the role of the Irish Defence Forces would change if the Triple Lock were to be altered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29555/23]

Select Committee on Health: Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: I have two quick questions. When does the Minister envisage the Bill will be enacted? I am not sure if anybody will be able to answer my second question. Where a person has opted in, and obviously the hospital has an understanding that person has given consent to donation, has there been a situation where a family member has contested that and has said they do not agree with that? Could...

Select Committee on Health: Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: How do they do that?

Select Committee on Health: Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: Let us say the person has no relatives whatsoever and there is a John Doe situation. What happens then?

Select Committee on Health: Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: Would that involve them carrying a card or some kind of identification on their person?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge (22 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: 93. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will announce in budget 2024 the abolition of the universal social charge for those earning under €100,000 per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30169/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Consent and Capacity: Discussion (27 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: Good morning to our witnesses. This probably gets to the heart of the issue of assisted dying. I am always taken by the three Cs of assisted dying, namely capacity, consent and a conversant mind that may choose to avail of assisted dying. They are at the heart of the issue. Putting adequate safeguards in place is equally important. My first question relates to coercion. Some people have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Consent and Capacity: Discussion (27 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: It refers to a conversant adult.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Consent and Capacity: Discussion (27 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: Yes.