Robert Troy says he and his colleagues are taking their role very seriously.
A midlands TD believes that a medical judgement of a high probability of death may be subjective.
It comes as the Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying began its first public hearings yesterday.
Longford Westmeath Fianna Fáil TD, Robert Troy, claims that elderly people with underlying conditions may be judged medically, to have a high chance of dying, but could also live for many more years.
Deputy Troy says there is a huge burden of responsibility involved in being on the committee:
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