Results 621-640 of 7,637 for speaker:Rónán Mullen
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)
Rónán Mullen: Can I offer a point of information?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)
Rónán Mullen: I am only seeking-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)
Rónán Mullen: I will wait. No, I do not need to.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)
Rónán Mullen: We will come back to it again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)
Rónán Mullen: I thank all our guests, whose locations are in different time zones, for contributing on this. My first question is for Dr. MacLeod, who is from New Zealand. We have heard much in recent weeks from people who say that if we look to Australia, New Zealand and Oregon, we see mainly assisted dying, not the runaway train seen in the Netherlands, Canada, Belgium and so on. New Zealand and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)
Rónán Mullen: I apologise for interrupting but I am caught for time. Does Professor MacLeod have any comment on the Australian situation? Has he looked beyond the New Zealand experience?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)
Rónán Mullen: Professor Preston referenced the idea of taking it out of the healthcare system entirely, if it is to be done. A recurring feature in our discussions is that many doctors and other healthcare professionals are disturbed by the experience of being involved. They think it compromises good palliative care and worry about the burdening of other people, as well as the changing of the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)
Rónán Mullen: I thank Professor MacLeod. I agree with everything Professor White said in respect of moving from ethical considerations of the right and wrong of it to the factual analysis of the impact of things and the importance of a fully evidence-based approach. Notwithstanding my agreement with Professor White, I note he was commissioned by the state government of Victoria, Western Australia to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)
Rónán Mullen: Has Professor White then come to a view that there is nothing wrong with what is happening in Canada?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)
Rónán Mullen: Can I ask-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)
Rónán Mullen: That is fine.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)
Rónán Mullen: I thank our expert witnesses again. The information is all very helpful. It is noteworthy that countries that have legalised assisted dying, particularly in recent years, have been giving themselves an A grade for compliance and safety. Professor White's definition of safety was very helpful. With regard to examining eligibility, are systems able to ensure that only those who are eligible...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)
Rónán Mullen: What did Professor White see in Canada, for example? When he examined research from there, what conclusions did he draw?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)
Rónán Mullen: But he did refer to some Canadian research that he was aware of. What did it show him?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)
Rónán Mullen: What is the professor's recollection of it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)
Rónán Mullen: I am not hearing very much that is reassuring, though, given that something like 7% of deaths in Quebec are now a result of euthanasia and assisted suicide. It has been several weeks since we looked at the figures, but the statistic is shocking. This is why countries like New Zealand and Australia have to be a little bit careful about telling us how safe things can be if they extend the...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Animal Welfare (24 Jan 2024)
Rónán Mullen: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. I welcome the Minister and my friend. I thank him for taking direct responsibility for dealing with a Commencement matter; he is setting a good example there. On 4 January what I would regard as a mysterious consultation appeared on the website of the Department of agriculture. I felt it was artfully hidden under seven statutory notices on dog...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Animal Welfare (24 Jan 2024)
Rónán Mullen: I thank the Minister for his response, and the deadline extension is very welcome. I am a dog owner. I have no vested interest because I have a loveable but cowardly collie who does not need any such collar for training. However, as to the question of whether it is a shock, scientists say that this is more like a pulse. I think the Minister is conceding the principle if he is not...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Animal Welfare (24 Jan 2024)
Rónán Mullen: The remote control is not to call them back; rather it is to prevent them from going near sheep in the first place.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Animal Welfare (24 Jan 2024)
Rónán Mullen: That is a big statement.