Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 July 2016
96. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Taoiseach the number of randomly selected citizens who were on the previous Constitutional Convention to examine constitutional issues; their regional breakdown by constituency; the person who exercised oversight of the random selection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22869/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Convention on the Constitution consisted of 100 members, including a Chairperson. Of the 100 members, 66 were randomly selected people entitled to vote in a referendum; the remaining 33 were made up of members of the Houses of the Oireachtas and the Northern Ireland Assembly. A constituency breakdown was not compiled but a list of Convention members in alphabetical order, showing the county of non-Oireachtas/Assembly members, plus a description of the Convention member selection process, is available on the Convention website at www.constitution.ie/Convention.aspx. The selection process was overseen by the Convention secretariat and signed off on by the Chairperson.
