On the question of qualified majority voting, why do those who oppose the treaty always assume that we will be in a minority? Why do they always assume that we will be outvoted? Why does it never occur to them that we are occasionally looking to get things done, to make progress, to move things on and have decisions made? Why must they always assume that we are the one country, beside Britain in the corner, whose interests are being trampled upon? Ireland's national interests in a serious issue have never been trampled upon by the use of QMV. We have nothing to fear from QMV. There are many countries with which we can form constructive alliances provided that we do not put ourselves offside with them by blocking their entry into the European Union in the near future.