Mr. Carlos Martínez Mongay:

More than unhappy, they felt left behind. It was not a question of happiness. It was a more substantive question. What is the best way to help these people? Is it helping companies to pay very few taxes? Alternatively, is it helping people get the skills to transfer from one position in the labour market to another or from one sector to another, or to help their children to get a good education? This is part of the picture we should not forget. The committee will grant me that it would be premature to say what kind of financial support the Commission and the EU will be ready to grant. I have read about all the measures the Irish Government has in mind. They are not quantified in the statement. As such I have referred to the possibility of flexibility within the treaties, but to say anything now would be premature. Things could change in 24 hours.