Results 781-800 of 7,648 for speaker:Rónán Mullen
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Religious, Faith-Based and other Philosophical Perspectives on Assisted Dying: Discussion (5 Dec 2023)
Rónán Mullen: Is there anything wrong with that distinction?
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2023)
Rónán Mullen: I agree with some of what my colleague, Senator Dooley, has said, but I disagree to an extent. The worst thing to happen in our country for a long time happened last Thursday morning with the stabbing of innocent people, including three young children and their carer. Our thoughts and prayers must remain, in particular, with the five-year-old child who remains in a critical condition and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in New Zealand and Australia: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)
Rónán Mullen: I thank all of the guests. I have to say what has surprised me so far this evening is the confidence with which two out of three of our New Zealand guests are presenting their situation, given that this legislation is only up and running for two years, which is a wet week. I think it was Zhou Enlai who, when asked about the French Revolution and what he thought of it, was supposed to have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in New Zealand and Australia: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)
Rónán Mullen: To be clear, you do not favour unrestricted choice in this area.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in New Zealand and Australia: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)
Rónán Mullen: I am asking you whether you support it on wider grounds such as disability. I am just trying to see whether those who show us how limited this is-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in New Zealand and Australia: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)
Rónán Mullen: That is your desire, is it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in New Zealand and Australia: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)
Rónán Mullen: Would you fully support for all time, is that your view?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in New Zealand and Australia: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)
Rónán Mullen: That is all I wanted to know.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in New Zealand and Australia: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)
Rónán Mullen: There are people who are more libertarian on the thing. This is what I am trying to establish. There are people who say this is just restricted and so far, no problem. We have heard and I do not know if it is true or if you would dispute it, but is it possible you are not picking up on problems because you are not gathering data? Is what Dr. Donnelly says true, that the proposals to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in New Zealand and Australia: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)
Rónán Mullen: Could Dr. Good perhaps address that question about data because it is key to the credibility of the whole process? Is what Dr. Donnelly said true about the inadequacy of data being gathered? Dr. Good is the official who is presumably nearest to the one responsible for administering this.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in New Zealand and Australia: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)
Rónán Mullen: I would have thought that on something so serious you would be erring on the side of getting as much data as you could. Could Dr. Donnelly speak to that issue, please?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in New Zealand and Australia: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)
Rónán Mullen: But you are not gathering data as she is saying. I do not know, I am not the expert here, but Dr. Donnelly is saying you are not gathering the data that was requested and she compared it with Oregon. I would like to hear more about that issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in New Zealand and Australia: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)
Rónán Mullen: Certainly----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in New Zealand and Australia: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)
Rónán Mullen: If, as we have learned, and it is a rising number, 53% of those who access assisted suicide in Oregon cited feeling a burden to others as an issue of concern, that is a massive concern to people. I would expect if you are gathering data, surely it is not just about how happy are the doctors and others involved in the procedure, how happy are the people who requested it. Are you not...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in New Zealand and Australia: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)
Rónán Mullen: I stepped out for a moment so it may be that Dr. Good already had a chance to answer my earlier question about the issue of practitioner intolerance. She may have addressed that but I would like to hear more about it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in New Zealand and Australia: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)
Rónán Mullen: How is it manifesting itself though? Is Dr. Good in a position to say anything about the breach?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in New Zealand and Australia: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)
Rónán Mullen: How extensive is the practitioner intolerance?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in New Zealand and Australia: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)
Rónán Mullen: Sorry?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in New Zealand and Australia: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)
Rónán Mullen: How low is low?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in New Zealand and Australia: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)
Rónán Mullen: This is about life and death. I do not think anybody should be laughing. This is about life and death. If one single person is coerced or loses his or her life because the witnesses have not done their job adequately is why we have to scrutinise this. It is not for jokes. This is life and death. This is about vulnerable people. We are all here in good faith trying to scrutinise the...