Reverend Karen Sethuraman:

Something I am encountering now is that people want detail. They want flesh put on the bones. There comes a point when we need to begin to shift. I do not believe a citizens' assembly can be held to 100 people. It needs to be an assembly-plus. Personally, I love the idea of quorums in every part of Ireland. That has to be tasked by the Governments. I pulled out the example of that little group, Women Together, from the 1970s because I loved that it was a Catholic and Protestant working together for the benefit of their communities. There is something very powerful for us, as communities on this island, if we have a team of people from different backgrounds working together. My friend Andrée will not mind me repeating something she said when we worked together in Ireland's Future. We are from different communities. I will never forget the day Andrée said to me, "If there is never Irish unity, this is peace and reconciliation." She said we are very from very different backgrounds but we are working together with the common goal of wanting the best for our island. That kind of representation needs to take place right across the whole island, not just involving 100 people. That is really key. I am in favour of citizens' forums but it needs to be a forum-plus.