1. Looking at the IMF, the property bubble, the economic crash, the banking crisis, the bailouts and so on, do you think that the current crisis represents a success or a failure the way Ireland is run?

Answers: A success, A failure, I don't know

2. Thinking about how the Government, the Dáil, the Civil Service and so on operate, do you think that the way the country is run bears some responsibility for the current crisis? Either by causing it, aggravating it or not doing enough to prevent it from becoming a crisis?

Answers: Yes, No, Don't know

2a. If yes, do you think that this was solely a matter of who in charge or do you think that there is a deeper problem with the way the country is run?

Answers: It is solely a matter of who is in charge, There is a deeper problem with the way the country is run, I don't know

3. Looking back on the management of the country leading up to the crisis, as well as overall, how much do you think the following bodies can be said to have failed?

• The Dáil
• The Seanad
• The Government
• The President
• Local Government
• The Civil Service
• The Electorate

Answers: Didn't fail, Failed a little, Failed, Failed a lot, Failed utterly, Don't know/Not applicable

4. Some people have been saying that the country needs an overhaul of the way it is managed politically. Do you agree with that?

Answers: Yes, No, Don't know

4a. If yes, regardless of whether you think this is likely to happen, when do you think this should happen?

Answers: As soon as possible (if not already), In the coming months, In the next few years, Over the coming decades, Don't know/Other.

5. There are currently a lot of different options coming from different parties or individuals for how the country could be reformed politically. Imagine a new group was to suggest that all of these parties and individuals, including members of the public, should come together and agree on options that would be put to a referendum of the People. Would you agree with the suggestion that these parties and individuals, including member of the public, should come together?

Answers: Yes, No, Don't know

6. Which of the following do you think needs to be reformed about how country is run?

• How the Dáil works
• The Seanad
• How much control the Government has as opposed to other parties in the Dáil
• The electoral system
• How much control ordinary people have over the Government
• That ordinary people could not force the Government to call an election
• How much responsibilities Ministers in the Government bear for the mistakes of the Government departments
• How must attention politicians in Ireland pay to local matters as opposed to national matters
• How transparent government bodies are with information
• The powers of local government
• That we have what some people call “career politicians”
• Other things

Answers: Needs reform, Doesn't need reform, Don't know

6a. If “Other things” are said to be in need of reform, are there lots of other things that need to be reformed?

Answers: Yes, No, Don't know

7. Some people who have been saying that the country needs an overhaul of the way it is managed politically have been calling this overhaul a “Second Republic”. Do you think that, at some time, a Second Republic will need to be founded to fix problems with the way the country is managed?

Answers: Yes, No, Don't know

8. The government and main oppositions parties have suggested that there may be a referendum to abolish the Seanad. Regardless of whether you agree with the abolition of the Seanad or not, as as a proposed start, do you think that this is enough reform of politics in Ireland?

Answers: It is too much reform, It is enough reform, More needs to be reformed, Far more needs to be reformed, I don't know

9. Regardless of whether you agree that it is correct or not, do you think that there is a consensus in Ireland today that reform is needed?

Answers: Yes, No, Don't know