Citizens’ Assembly chair rejects criticism of 8th report

The Pro Life Campaign says revelations about recruitment practices for the Citizens’ Assembly put a “question mark” over whether the Government should hold a referendum on the constitutional ban on abortion.

An audit by Red C Research and Marketing, who are responsible for the recruitment of assembly members, found that one recruiter, without permission, recruited seven replacement members outside the agreed process for a meeting of the assembly held last month.

The seven were included in the 99 members of the Assembly who met in January to discuss the “Manner in which Referenda are held”.