Sharon Keogan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Like Deputy Howlin, I am concerned about how we will engage with the citizen in a dialogue. Many citizens in Ireland are far removed from the EU. Covid-19 has brought the EU to the forefront in their daily lives, given how it is supporting Ireland in combating Covid, but we need to do a little bit more work at local government level.

We do not do that very well at the moment in this country. What do other member states do at local government level to try to improve citizen engagement with the future of Europe?