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Committee on Public Petitions: Reform of Mental Health Services: Discussion (28 Sep 2023)

Emer Higgins: That explains it. It is a very valid proposal.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (28 Sep 2023)

Emer Higgins: 161. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider establishing a rural link service between Maynooth/Celbridge in County Kildare and Newcastle, County Dublin, to serve the community of Newcastle, as they await the establishment of an orbital route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41919/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (28 Sep 2023)

Emer Higgins: 162. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the establishment of the W6 orbital bus route which is currently operating in two sections, as the W61 and W62; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41920/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Properties (28 Sep 2023)

Emer Higgins: 229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 785 of 20 September 2023, to confirm that occupancy is based on employment at the location. [41957/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (28 Sep 2023)

Emer Higgins: 259. To ask the Minister for Health when the primary care centre in Clondalkin will be opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41896/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (28 Sep 2023)

Emer Higgins: 260. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm the number of occupational therapists based in Rowlagh health centre, Clondalkin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41897/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Sep 2023)

Emer Higgins: This day last week I sat in the schoolyard of Gaelscoil na Camóige. Thankfully it was not a day like today because regardless of the weather, the 30-year celebrations for this school would have to have happened outside because it has no other option. After 30 years, there is still no permanent building for Gaelscoil na Camóige. Unfortunately, it is just one of a long list of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (27 Sep 2023)

Emer Higgins: 71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the issue of public access from the N4 to Castletown House; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41847/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (27 Sep 2023)

Emer Higgins: 72. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider a CPO over the roadway that provides access from the N4 to Castletown House; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41848/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Emer Higgins: I thank the witnesses for being here. It is good to hear about all the progress being made in this field. I was in a meeting next door so I apologise. I read all the statements in advance. A lot is happening in this space and there have been huge improvements. It is important we acknowledge that. It is great to hear the Department say that €500 million has been invested in new...

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Emer Higgins: Last week's revelation detailing the severe complications faced by 19 children at Temple Street Hospital is nothing short of a nightmare for families. Revelations like this challenge the very fabric of trust on which our healthcare system is built. I was reassured to hear Bernard Gloster, the CEO of the HSE, confirm that planned spinal surgeries are not being postponed but we must...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in Europe: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

Emer Higgins: I thank the two witnesses for being with us today. As a committee we have a difficult task in making recommendations on a very complex and important issue in a very tight timeframe. I really appreciate the witnesses coming here to share their international expertise. Understanding that international landscape and learning from the legal parameters and frameworks that exist in other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in Europe: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

Emer Higgins: Does Mr. Luley define "short run" as six months or what is the definition used?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in Europe: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

Emer Higgins: Sure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in Europe: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

Emer Higgins: Is that the measure used for the figure of less than 50% that Mr. Luley gave me?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in Europe: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

Emer Higgins: Okay. I will ask Professor Boer a question. He shared with us some stark statistics on the upward trajectory in the numbers of people who avail of assisted suicide in his country. It was interesting to hear his personal views and perspective on this and how they have changed over time based on real-life experience and the evolution of assisted suicide in his country. My question is on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in Europe: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

Emer Higgins: In regard to Professor Boer’s opening statement, am I right in saying there is a law in parliament that legalises euthanasia for all people over 74, regardless of whether or not they have an illness?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in Europe: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

Emer Higgins: That would be quite different then to the Belgian regime where one would need to demonstrate that one fitted into one of the three criteria.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in Europe: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

Emer Higgins: Okay. Even currently with the law on people aged over 74 not in place, as Professor Boer said in his statement, he is still seeing a shift in terms of the rationale for people presenting to patients who fear years or decades of loneliness, limitation and care and dependency, rather than people who have impending illness. Is that the current situation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in Europe: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

Emer Higgins: How does Professor Boer suggest we deal with that from a legal perspective if we were minded not to go down that route but to base it on illness?