Michael McDowell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

-----who, according to opinion polls, say they would vote “No” if they were asked the question. It destabilises the debate, rather than reinforcing it. I aspire to a united Ireland. I consider myself an Irish republican, like most Members of this House, I presume. However, to simply announce that we are now within touching distance of a united Ireland flies in the face of the fact that a significant majority of people in Northern Ireland have the right to say “No”, and would say “No”, if the matter was put to a vote.