I warn all political parties that we should stop taking the Union for granted. We are regarded as the establishment, the people on the inside loop. Many people will use the upcoming referendum to attack what they perceive to be the establishment. We should defend what the Union has managed to achieve in Ireland and be proud of those achievements. One of the problems is that every time a bad decision comes from Europe, no-one is left to explain the decision to this country. The EU commissioner will come on the radio or television but the Irish Ministers run for cover – Ministers of all Governments. Political parties must begin to defend the Union and its benefits. When a good decision is arrived at by the Council of Ministers or the European Parliament, they should not pretend that it is as a result of Irish authority alone. It is not. It is as a result of many small countries coming together and making an agreement. We should be proud of that achievement and make known, as cogently as we can, the tangible benefits that we have enjoyed since the joined the Union and urge for a strong "Yes" vote.