Mary White (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am delighted to see our three guests. When we discussed the Haass-O'Sullivan draft report, I spoke briefly in support of the reconvening of the civic forum. The Assembly voted in April 2013 to recall it.

In 2011, the First Minister in response to a question about the civic forum said:

There was no widespread desire for a return to the structure of the size and expense of the civic forum as previously operated. Accordingly, there has been no meetings of the civic forum during this Assembly mandate, which has also resulted in considerable savings to the public purse.

He then said that a meeting had been convened with people who were claiming expenses, etc. Perhaps Ms Kelly would say if it is the First Minister who is holding this up now?