Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

An awful lot of people would be qualified to carry out the role of special envoy and would be interested in doing so. Sometimes we need to look outside the box of the usual suspects. A special envoy in this specific case for the LGBTQIA community is such an important role and it sends out such an important signal of how the Government considers that community and how it wants to support members of that community. We know there is a huge amount of discrimination against that community in Ireland and across the globe, and for them to know there is a voice there and someone advocating for them is worthwhile.

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