Ms Michelle Gildernew:

Lord Alderdice has named ten or 12 themes on which we could have specific assemblies developing recommendations. I have attended many of the shared island events. I have enjoyed them. At the end of the day, I am not sure what is coming out of them. Will there be recommendations? The shared island process is welcome but it is at a very different level from where a citizens' assembly would be. When we see the very positive dialogue happening at shared island events I cannot understand why parties are setting their face against a citizens' assembly that could examine in depth what the Irish health service or education system would look like after unity and all of the issues we have spoken about, including policing and justice. There are many areas of co-operation that we will need to develop further. I am not sure there is enough meat in the shared island debates or the recommendations coming out of them.

We always welcome dialogue wherever it is and whatever level it is at but we need to see something tangible coming out of it so people can actually see what different areas of life that are so important to all of us would look like on the other side of a unity poll.