Erin McGreehan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is always great to discuss the future of Ireland. I have a question out of pure curiosity for Reverend Karen on her road to Damascus and becoming a member of this group. I am very curious about it. Can she say she is a unionist any more? She has come to the right side of the road and has now become a nationalist. I would love to know from her point of view how has she reconciled this in herself, coming from a unionist background and wanting union with the UK and now wanting a union of Ireland.

I have another question for Ms Harmon and Mr. Murphy. Reverend Karen spoke about what the children had said about integrated education and about listening to children. I look at the education system in the North and how segregated it is. From the point of view of the witnesses, what can Northern politicians and Southern politicians do to advance an integrated education system in the North? To me, this is a huge barrier to peace if we are to move forward to a united Ireland, which is my ambition for this island. We have a lot of work to do in the North and its education system and for our young people to make sure either side does not have two heads. We are all just trying to get on, which is exactly what those children said in Reverend Karen's presentation.