The wording of the question is important and it is well known that my own party had an input. The Government is to be applauded for seeking to obtain a broad basis of agreement in this regard. It was agreed that if there were to be a proposal for future mutual defence obligations as part of the EU treaties, Ireland would, of necessity, have a referendum. It is only right that we should do so. I am not quite sure what my reaction would be to such a proposal. I may support it but, nonetheless, it would only be right to have a debate. We are, however, some distance away from any such scenario. Those who argued a year ago that our neutrality was in danger have little or no basis on which to reiterate the same arguments.