Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Friday, 7 October 2022

Seanad Public Consultation Committee

Constitutional Future of the Island of Ireland - Public Policy, Economic Opportunities and Challenges: Discussion

Photo of Emer CurrieEmer Currie (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am still cooking my questions. I thank Mr. Thumann and our other guests for their remarks, the feedback on debt and subvention, pointing out that there is so much we can remove and that, from a historical perspective, the precedent is there in respect of debt. My question relates to citizens' assemblies. In the view of Professor McEvoy, what is the best approach, taking on board that we have so many people to bring with us but we have also so much work to do in respect of gathering information to put before any kind of forum? In his experience, what is the best approach? Last week, we heard from Ulster University about how research was done among women in the North and how much they appreciated a community deliberation on this issue. My question relates to the political structures and civic and deliberative democracy as a whole.

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