Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Yes. The Seville declaration in regard to the Lisbon treaty provided many safeguards in response to concerns expressed during those referenda campaigns. We had it built in and it formed part of the question in the referendum put to the people here. After the witness takes other queries, she might refer to the Seville declaration and its importance from the perspective of respecting our neutrality and our independence.