Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Friday, 14 October 2022
Seanad Public Consultation Committee
Other Voices on the Constitutional Future of the Island of Ireland: Dr. Stephen Farry
Niall Ó Donnghaile (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
I jest. The key thread in Dr. Farry's submission and both his contributions is what he said around the question needing to be properly flushed out. One of the fundamental questions I have on this is issue is around the criteria for such a poll being held. Does he agree it would be helpful if all of us were furnished with the criteria for the holding of a referendum on constitutional change? The point was also made around non-aligned voters needing proper information. Again, I agree. All voters need proper information. In the context of respecting Dr. Farry's party's policy of not adopting a position on this question, if I am hearing him correctly, he is saying it is open to the dialogue and the engagement. Does he agree this conversation that is happening out there needs a properly resourced, inclusive and embracing home? Where does he envisage that home being for the dialogue that is required and how should we go about that? That will do me for now.
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