Over the last two or three years the minimum wage legislation was based on a European model. That is where it originated. It was finally introduced in the last national wages agreement. Maternity leave and the 1977 employment equality legislation, which was discussed in the House, came from discussion at European level between the representatives of both sides of industry and government. That is how it must work. Any protection we have achieved for Irish workers has come from a European model. My colleagues on the left should deal with that issue. It is incorrect to say that workers are threatened. The European project has been good for Irish workers and trade unionists and their families. The post-Nice Europe will be better. Trade unionists and their families here and in applicant countries cannot risk a "No" vote. We cannot take this risk. It is not demagoguery but reality and a pragmatic approach to where we have been, the challenges and the pressures from all directions.