Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

Has Ms Justice Laffoy been a bit surprised with the reaction of certain people, including some journalists and political people, to the report of the Citizens' Assembly? Many people are talking about the Taoiseach's comments at the weekend that he is not sure whether the recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly would be passed by the people. Does Ms Justice Laffoy think that if the same type of reasoned debate were to take place in communities and various forums, we could get the same result - the acceptance of the assembly's recommendations - from the popular vote?