Dr. Matthew O'Neill:

I thank the committee for inviting me. It is a privilege to be here. On the Northern Ireland poll, we worked with LucidTalk in partnership with Amárach Research. They are seen as the gold standard for polling in Northern Ireland. They have done polls for the Belfast Telegraphand Queen's University Belfast. We followed their lead on that as they are the experts. I will turn to the question of unionist-loyalist versus nationalist-republican in those demographic breakdowns. Northern Ireland is changing to the point where, in all honesty, they would not give an accurate description. I believe Northern Ireland is now a nation of minorities. We have a rising middle ground. I do not want to give any insights that would be wrong at this point because I think it is still a shifting and emerging landscape. I believe that under studied middle ground is where the confidence is to say we would like more concrete representation at the European level. They are not scared to voice concerns about the political vacuum that has been left.