NI: More details on Citizens’ Assembly emerge
Tender documents from the Department of the Taoiseach have revealed further information about the proposed Citizens’ Assembly that will examine, among other things, the Eighth Amendment.
The assembly, comprised of 99 members andChairperson Judge Mary Laffoy (pictured) will meet for up to ten weekends for their deliberations, within a 20km radius of Dublin.
Each session will hear presentations from experts, Q&A sessions and debate, roundtable discussion and a plenary session.
Red C Research and Marketing Ltd has already been awarded the contract to find a representative 99 members of the public, plus substitutes for the assembly.
The first meeting of the Assembly is due to take place in October.
A number of tender requests for support services for the Assembly have been issued, including requests for media liaison services, seminar and facilitation services, Irish language translation, and live streaming services.