The Commission welcomes the opportunity to provide the Committee on Justice with
submissions on the Dying with Dignity Bill 2020 which it hopes will assist the
Committee in its scrutiny of the Bill.
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission is both the national human rights institution and the national equality body for Ireland, established under the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014.
In accordance with its founding legislation, the Commission is mandated to keep under review the adequacy and effectiveness of law and practice in the State relating to the protection of human rights and equality and to examine any legislative proposal and report its views on any implications for human rights or, equality.
Submission to the Committee on Justice on the Dying with Dignity Bill 2020