Mary Fitzpatrick (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

He or she would be directly elected and as such there would be a power and a function in that, which has not previously existed. It would give that individual a mandate that is unprecedented in the country. That is, as Mr. Geissel said, the seduction of the office. However, what all the witnesses appear to be saying is that, yes that is incredibly attractive, it is needed, but the detail just is not there. The work done by the citizens' assembly was valuable but is at too high a level. It needs to be drilled down. That is what I am hearing from the witnesses.