Emer Currie (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We are going to have three or four sessions and it is all going to be done relatively quickly. As I said previously, I really want us to produce a report at the end of this process that outlines the options for a pathway to bring this forward.

I thank Seamus for his submission. When I read it, it pressed so many buttons for me and it did so again today because it reminds me why the Good Friday Agreement is so important. It reminds me why we champion it so much and it reminds us all why we are here. Andrew reminded us why it is such an achievement because it manages to square the circle and here we are again, trying to square the circle. I am interested in looking at a system that accommodates as much as possible in both the outcome and the process.

Mention was made of generosity and the need to compromise. Everyone is going to have to compromise if we are going to arrive at a vision. We have focused a great deal on unionism and its compromises. How much are republicans going to compromise? I really want to hear about that, because I cannot help but think we are asking unionists to come and participate in a new system - and I do not mean this in a combative way - but Sinn Féin is not participating at Westminster, and that is part of this as well. I would love to hear our guests' thoughts about that. Who is willing to compromise? This is about a multiplicity of identities. I always use the word pluralism but our guests have introduced me to a new term today. I thank them for echoing all of that today.