Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do not disagree with anything Professor Ashe has said and I support the agenda she has put before the committee. It is obviously something we have been thinking about. I had not thought about the idea of a commission before. Nobody is threatened if everybody gains. If there is a benefit for everybody, certainly in respect of their economic and social access and health, that is what it is all about. We also have to look at the economics, how that future will be funded and the package put together and the fact that people may still refuse that. There is no point in having a referendum if you are not going to win it. The problem with Scotland is that the referendum had not been thought through, notwithstanding all the plans they had. As Professor Ashe suggested, we need to be far more comprehensive in our interaction and acknowledge those issues.

I will go back to Sinn Féin now and then Fianna Fáil. There are some people online as well.