Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 15 June 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement

Engagement with Ireland's Future (Resumed)

Ms Laura Harmon:

I thank the Senator. Some of my colleagues may wish to come in on this. In terms of managing it, however, first and foremost, we need to make sure that whatever process we are setting up is as inclusive as possible in respect of all communities and that the invitation is sent out on any dialogue we have. Ireland's Future is deeply conscious that the schedule of events we are planning is as inclusive of all voices as possible and brings everybody to the table. Everyone's voice is as important as the next as part of this discussion.

As we said, it is about a shared future and a shared Ireland. There is no right or wrong answer when we are having these discussions on how we do that and construct an assembly. It will be important to ensure those mechanisms are in place for submissions and presentations to occur as part of that process. As we discussed earlier, there is also scope to ensure that different groups are represented as part of this committee and that different entities are invited to make presentations on their views on the issue and how it should progress.

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