Special Oireachtas Committee on 'dying with dignity' to be set up after death of Vicky Phelan
A special Oireachtas Committee on “dying with dignity” will be set up in the New Year following the death of Vicky Phelan.Speaking at the Fine Gael Ard Fheis on Friday evening, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said that an Oireachtas Committee looking at the issue could be set up either before the Dáil’s Christmas break or in the New Year.“You can only have so many special committees running at any one time.
“With the ones on surrogacy and gender equality kind of finishing up now, there's an opportunity I think to establish that [special committee on surrogacy].” “If we don't get it done by the Christmas recess, we should certainly have it up and running in the first session next year. Get breaking news to your inbox by signing up to our newsletter
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