Professor John McHale:

To stop these mistakes that can come out of the democratic process. Maybe Deputy Murphy has a view of the world in which those mistakes just do not occur but they are hardly unique to the Irish political system. We can see that those mistakes sometimes do occur. Ultimately, we do not make the decisions, nor should we. They should be made by people who are democratically elected, namely, the Deputies and Senators. It is to be hoped that having some advice, even if it is coming from a technocratic perspective, will ultimately lead to better decisions, better outcomes and better lives for people in that they are not affected by the incredible turbulence that has turned so many people's lives upside down over recent years. Our goal is to ensure that does not happen again.