The Report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the contentious issue of assisted suicide is set to be voted on in the Dáil on Thursday, 17 October.

A vote of approval would mean that the recommendations of the Report are adopted as the basis for legislative and policy change in this area.

The Report made 38 recommendations, including that the Government introduces legislation allowing for ‘assisted dying’, in what it termed ‘certain restricted circumstances.’

The committee also recommended that people diagnosed with certain diseases, illnesses, or medical conditions should be eligible for ‘assisted dying’. Other recommendations include the view that eligibility for assisted dying should be limited to people aged 18 or over.