Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The programme for Government refers to the Citizens' Assembly. Is the Taoiseach perfectly happy with the composition and independence of the Citizens' Assembly? Many people throughout the country believe that 100 people can never accurately represent our estimated 3.3 million voters across the Twenty-six Counties and many rural counties, including my own of Tipperary, are not represented at all. Is the Taoiseach happy with that situation? Is the Taoiseach aware that at least 40% of the experts chosen by him to guide the representatives are in fact campaigners and cannot seriously be seen as unbiased?

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