Committee on Assisted Dying (concluded)
Organisation name in original language
Category of human rights structure
Parliamentary structure/mechanism
Country
Ireland
Type(s) of body
Not applicableAddress
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- Established by a motion put forward by the Dáil Éireann on Tuesday, 24 January 2023, and a motion put forward by the Seanad Éireann on Thursday, 2 February 2023.
Human rights capacity support
- None
Functions
- Considered and made recommendations for legislative and policy changes related to the proposed statutory rights to assist a person in ending their life and to receive such assistance.
- Explored how a provision for assisted dying might work in Ireland.
Specific mandates
Not applicableStructured cooperation with partners at national level
- Ministers regularly appeared before the committee, as did officers from all government departments.
- The committee had the right to invite any person to appear and frequently met with representatives of civil society and accepted their submissions.
Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level
- None
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