Sir, – Is our Government slowly shifting influence away from our public representatives to a plethora of citizens’ assemblies and now a Consultative Forum on International Security Policy?
Whatever about the merits of such talking shops, surely more time should be provided to debate important issues within the Houses of Oireachtas? - Yours, etc,
AIDAN RODDY,
Cabinteely,
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