I am concerned that there may be a view abroad that we do not want to share our prosperity with a larger number of states. Having arrived at the position of contributing financially to the Union are we prepared to share the prosperity we have gained as a result of the generosity of other member states? At a critical time in our economic development major investment in infrastructure and third level education – the Leader of the House will know this from her past ministerial experience – gave us a well-educated population which attracted foreign investment and has transformed our economy. It seems churlish, petty and selfish, having taken the advantages of membership of the European Union, to refuse to share it with others. This impression was inevitably created by the result of last year's referendum. I hope the innate generosity of the Irish people will be evident when we vote again this autumn.