There are many reasons the people should support the enlargement of the European Union when the referendum takes place. Our economic success is linked to our membership. We have done away with an isolationist and protectionist policy which may have served a purpose after the founding of the State, but which did not achieve a widening of our economic base. Jobs in Ireland depend on our access to the internal markets of Europe. The creation of future jobs will depend on access to an enlarged EU marketplace.