This referendum includes the Seville Declaration which changes the treaty to some extent. It protects our neutrality, a matter which gave rise to fears. There has been scaremongering by some people that there will be a huge army and their sons will be killed in this European army – they never mention their daughters – and widespread abortion will be imposed on us. I do not believe the best way to stop the implementation of the undesirable is to bow out of the process. We must stay in and fight our corner. Some countries may want to foist abortion on us. What about it? We will not achieve anything by not staying the course. Running away from debate is not the answer. Can we imagine in the future all the countries of Europe in a room negotiating something with Ireland sitting out on a bench in the corridor? They all come out and we ask how we got on. They say, " You weren't in were you? You did all right, I suppose." We should play on the team, sit at the negotiating table. It is not the size of the dog that is in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog.