Neale Richmond (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I sincerely thank Dr. Coughlan for his contribution today. He has challenged us in a way most of our speakers so far have not. This has been reflected by the very earnest questions put by my colleagues. The contribution he has made to our committee is very valuable. Before I ask him to respond to some of the comments and questions, I have one my own. Does Dr. Coughlan see any positives to Ireland remaining in the European Union, in light of a recent opinion poll we heard about during our 11 a.m. session, that this is the will of 88% of the population? I appreciate it is an opinion poll and not a referendum. With this in mind, I ask Dr Coughlan to address the comments made by my colleagues.