Fourth, over the past year we have listened to the concerns of the people as expressed in the last referendum and have worked hard to address the issues that were raised. Fifth, Ireland's failure to ratify the Nice treaty would have the potential to do grave damage to our national interests, which no responsible Government could contemplate with equanimity. It is our moral responsibility to return to the people and allow them to reconsider this issue. If mistakes were made last year, they were made on the "Yes" side and in the manner in which we presented the issue to the people.