Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The professor made a great point because both Deputy Richmond and myself have spoken about our involvement in the Conference on the Future of Europe. However, the term used is that there is an element of it being the European middle class on tour. As good an idea as that engagement with citizens is, a significant cohort of people are left out of that whole equation. It is something that needs to be done in politics across the board, but Europe is further away so it is more expensive to get there.