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Message from Select Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Message from Select Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: The Select Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment has completed its detailed scrutiny of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021, and in accordance with Standing Order 178, has recommended that, for the reasons outlined in its report, the Bill should proceed through Committee Stage.

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Debate resumed on the following motion: - (Deputy Gino Kenny)

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I call Deputy Gino Kenny to reply to the debate.

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: I am willing to give Deputy Ó Cuív a few minutes of my time. I have ten minutes and will not use all of it, if he would like three or four minutes.

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: It is not in order but the House agrees so we will allow it.

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I appreciate the speaking time. I accept this is a difficult issue but I believe that once the door is opened, there will be no such thing as limiting access. We have seen that in all jurisdictions where assisted dying has been introduced it has grown and grown. Often what happens in a situation such as this is the proponents propose something very limited at the beginning and it then gets...

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy Gino Kenny has ten minutes.

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: I probably will not use all of my time. It was a good debate and a reflection on the report itself. There are different views on this issue. Unfortunately, Deputy Tóibín, who is not present now, conflated the issue of assisted dying and suicide. That is extremely unhelpful in terms of this issue and those who do that do so deliberately. I want to put on the record that I am...

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: Another Deputy wishes to join the debate.

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: Yes I know, that is why I will finish early.

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: Will Deputy Kenny pause his contribution for a moment and then conclude after the Deputy Lahart speaks?

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: I will conclude in 20 seconds and then will let Deputy Lahart speak. Is that okay?

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: This is a complex issue and I hope it is not a divisive issue. I hope it can be legislated for in the next Dáil and I also hope to come back and push this issue. If I am not lucky enough to get back in, then hopefully somebody else will. However, I really believe that assisted dying will be legislated for in Ireland within the next number of years. It is inevitable that will...

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (17 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank all the Deputies for their contributions. As we have seen from the debate, it is a very complex and emotive but hugely important issue we as legislators have a responsibility to debate and tease out. This is what this report is about. Again, I respect the points made by Deputy Nolan and the issuance of the minority report. All the Deputies have spoken about the need for evenly...

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (17 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I have listened with interest to the debate. I have debates of this nature in the past, as we all have. I have to say I have a deep concern about the legalisation of termination of anybody's life. We have had many discussions on all sides of this principle over the years. It was brought to a head for me when I was asked a long time ago, long before I came into the age bracket I am in now,...

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (17 Oct 2024)

Carol Nolan: I am going to be very blunt about this motion and this report. Quite simply, the adoption of the recommendations contained in this report would represent the crossing of an ethical and legislative Rubicon that is almost too terrifying to even contemplate. If adopted, the Oireachtas will have opened up a Pandora’s Box where the likelihood of grave injustices being visited upon one of...

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (17 Oct 2024)

David Cullinane: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important issue. I was a member of the committee for a very short time when I replaced one of my party colleagues. The committee did its work diligently, sat for a long time and we had extensive discussions, disagreements and arguments on a range of issues. As has been pointed out, there was a majority committee report and a minority report, which...