One of the hang-ups I have is the failure by some committees to acknowledge this Chamber. The Committee of Public Accounts does tremendously valuable work in holding to account the various institutions of the State regarding efficiency of public spending. Members of this House should be appointed to that committee and the foreign affairs committee. Senators serve on the Council of Europe, which consists of over 40 states, many of which are potential EU accession countries. Others will never accede to the EU. The Council is at least a forum where people are pooling their ideas on an international basis. Often it debates unrecognised but important topics. Only two weeks ago, the Council of Europe held a very invigorating debate on Iraq. Why should not Members of this House, serving on the Council of Europe, be automatically ex officio members of the foreign affairs and European affairs committees?