John Halligan pushes to introduce Dáil bill on assisted suicide

Junior minister John Halligan is to push to introduce assisted suicide for those who are terminally ill and suffering great pain.

Waterford Independent Alliance TD Mr Halligan said he has already drafted a bill on the controversial issue and hoped to bring it before the Dáil shortly.

However, a number of Fine Gael politicians have voiced opposition to the idea of making assisted suicide legal and the issue is not contained in the programme for government.