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- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2023)
Michael Healy-Rae: Hear, hear.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Business of Joint Committee (13 Jun 2023)
Michael Healy-Rae: Apologies have been received from Senator O'Loughlin, who is travelling on work-related business today. 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 relation to participation online from outside the parliamentary...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying, Legal and Constitutional Context: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)
Michael Healy-Rae: Today we will engage with officials from the Department of Justice and the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, IHREC. The purpose of today's meeting is to look at the current legal and constitutional context of assisted dying in Ireland. I am pleased to welcome officials from the Department of Justice and the IHREC here today and thank them most sincerely for being here. The...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying, Legal and Constitutional Context: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)
Michael Healy-Rae: Thank you very much. I now invite Ms Sinéad Gibney, the chief commissioner of the IHREC to make an opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying, Legal and Constitutional Context: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)
Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Ms Gibney. I call Deputy Lahart, who will have seven minutes to contribute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying, Legal and Constitutional Context: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)
Michael Healy-Rae: Could Ms Woods respond to those queries?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying, Legal and Constitutional Context: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)
Michael Healy-Rae: I call Deputy Gino Kenny.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying, Legal and Constitutional Context: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)
Michael Healy-Rae: That is a very pertinent question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying, Legal and Constitutional Context: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)
Michael Healy-Rae: My apologies; I should have said that IHREC can reply at any time. That was neglectful of me.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying, Legal and Constitutional Context: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)
Michael Healy-Rae: Does Ms Gibney wish to respond to the questions asked by Deputies Costello and Lahart?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying, Legal and Constitutional Context: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)
Michael Healy-Rae: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying, Legal and Constitutional Context: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)
Michael Healy-Rae: The Senator will have another opportunity to contribute. I call Senator Seery Kearney.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying, Legal and Constitutional Context: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)
Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Deputy Troy very much. I call Ms Gibney.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying, Legal and Constitutional Context: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)
Michael Healy-Rae: Is everybody okay with that response?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying, Legal and Constitutional Context: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)
Michael Healy-Rae: There are no records of it as such.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying, Legal and Constitutional Context: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)
Michael Healy-Rae: I call Deputy Daly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying, Legal and Constitutional Context: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)
Michael Healy-Rae: Would anyone like to take that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying, Legal and Constitutional Context: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)
Michael Healy-Rae: It is fine if Ms Gibney wishes to reply and also quite okay if she does not.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying, Legal and Constitutional Context: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)
Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Deputy and Ms Gibney very much. Before I go back to the members, I will afford Senator Keogan, if she wishes, the opportunity to ask a question. She is perfectly entitled to do so.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying, Legal and Constitutional Context: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)
Michael Healy-Rae: That is fine. At this stage, we will take any comments the witnesses may wish to make concerning an overview of the situation or go back to the members for further questions for up to five minutes respectively, or as little or much of that time as each person wishes to avail of. First on that will be Deputy Gino Kenny.