Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----but I am trying to work this out. Mr. O’Connor is absolutely right. It is top of the agenda now and we have to deal it. However, we have to deal with it in a way that is proportionate. My biggest concern is that if there were a poll and it were to be lost, that is one awful thing that might happen. If there were a poll and it were to be won and there was not an appropriate structure in place, that would be awful as well. The whole debate is on a new level now. I believe what we need to do is define, if we can get consensus, how such a poll might be called, given the demographic change that is clearly happening. I do not know if that is a fair question to Mr. O’Connor.