Lisa Chambers (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will leave it to the Chair to ask about participation and who engaged with the different questions.

These were strong statements from Ms O'Connell and EMI, particularly the statement that it would erode trust in the EU if we do not act on these recommendations from the Conference on the Future of Europe. Ms O'Connell said she has been busy recently, but she may be busier if she is advocating for treaty change. We know how that goes in this country. It is a big job of work. Ms O'Connell is correct; we should not be afraid of it, if it is needed. Things move on and the Union has evolved since the most recent treaty change. We should not be afraid to update the treaties.

Ms O'Connell said, I think, 56% of respondents believe that the EU is moving in the right direction, which means 44% do not or do not know. How was the question phrased? Was it, "Do you think the EU is moving in the right direction?" That is very subjective. What does that even mean? How was the question asked?