Ms Andrée Murphy:

It is important to acknowledge that those spaces where there is participation and it is representative are vital. In recent times they may have got a bit of a knock but the principles still apply and are useful. As this conversation is so big and reaches into all our lives in a multiplicity of areas, it is pretty unprecedented. We also have this amazing opportunity to understand each other far better as a result of this conversation.

No matter what the decision is on the far side of a Border poll, we will understand our Protestant unionist loyalist, PUL, community far better as a result of this conversation. We also have the opportunity to understand better how economics on this island work. There is also an opportunity to understand better how we can have joined-up mental health services. No matter what, we will come out the far side with a better understanding. The only way we can achieve that is through participation. The citizens' assembly-plus model, involving a large forum that will ensure participation, is something to consider. It is not going to be 100 people spending a weekend sitting in Dublin Castle. It is going to be big. It is a great opportunity for us, after all these years of participation, to do something really important on this island that we will all be the better for, no matter how we vote on the far side.