Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms Justice Laffoy for her contributions so far. One of my questions was asked earlier so I will not ask it again. It is clear from the discussions and deliberations at the Citizens' Assembly that the citizens are way ahead of the politicians. Does Ms Justice Laffoy believe that more of the focus should be on Government acceptance that things need to change rather than on citizens' acceptance of the work we have to do?

There was some consideration of people living in rural areas, particularly in relation to farming. As time has gone on, many more people living in rural areas are not involved in farming, unfortunately. Does Ms Justice Laffoy believe members of the Citizens' Assembly or the public generally would be in favour of rural proofing or rural profiling changes? It is not feasible, for example, for people living in Donegal to use public transport because there is none. Should we balance the changes? A reduction in car traffic is more feasible in Dublin because public transport is available whereas people in Donegal must use private transport out of necessity. How do Ms Justice Laffoy and the assembly view that issue?