Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 11 May 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
Future of Ireland: Discussion
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú) | Oireachtas source
Sometimes in the South we get distracted, as many people do, with flags and anthems and so on. I believe the biggest step the South could take towards persuading people would be, without a shadow of a doubt, the development of a free-to-access healthcare service funded centrally by taxation. Even people in the nationalist community in the North of Ireland would have concerns around migrating to a less accessible health service.
I agree 100% with the point made on the education system. Pluralism is the key that unlocks many difficulties on how Ireland should function in the future. If we have a pluralist society, people can be confident their cultural background, their values and their objectives will have an equal respected place within a new Ireland. This would be a big step to allay fears among many people.
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