To call for an all-Ireland citizens’ assembly on "our constitutional future"
“That this Council notes and welcomes the establishment of two new Citizens’
Assemblies by the Irish Government; it further notes that Citizens’ Assemblies are
powerful democratic exercises that inform citizens, allowing them to debate specifics, develop positions and inform policy. They have operated effectively in many jurisdictions across the world. This Council calls on the Irish Government to establish an all-Ireland Citizens’ Assembly to debate and discuss our constitutional future. The debate on Irish Unity is live and growing, and we must plan for constitutional change, in the context of the Good Friday provision for a Unity referendum. This Council also invites officials from the Taoiseach’s Shared Island Unit to present to the Council and provide an update on activity and plans for the future. This motion should be forwarded to the Office of the Taoiseach.”
Passed
46 for
4 against
4 abstain
5 December '22
Votes
For
46
Daryl Barron
Janice Boylan
Tom Brabazon
Dearbháil Butler
Claire Byrne
Mary Callaghan
Daniel Céitinn
Hazel Chu
Anthony Connaghan
Caroline Conroy
Deirdre Conroy
Donna Cooney
Joe Costello
Deirdre Cronin
Tara Deacy
Hazel De Nortúin
Máire Devine
Kevin Donoghue
Daithí Doolan
Pat Dunne
Declan Flanagan
Mannix Flynn
Mary Freehill
Alison Gilliland
Jane Horgan-Jones
Janet Horner
Darcy Lonergan
John Lyons
Mícheál Mac Donncha
Ray McAdam
Eimer McCormack
Séamas McGrattan
Declan Meenagh
Carolyn Moore
Darragh Moriarty
Sophie Nicoullaud
Cat O'Driscoll
Naoise Ó Muirí
Colm O'Rourke
Larry O'Toole
Cieran Perry
Michael Pidgeon
Noeleen Reilly
Nial Ring
Patricia Roe
Catherine Stocker