In reading the explanatory memorandum to the Bill, it appears that the scrutiny will happen quite late in the process. I believe this will happen at the decision stage of the Council. I am not very experienced at reading Bills and may be misreading it, but this is a fundamental issue for me and represents the difference between a rubber-stamping exercise and real scrutiny of European affairs. I hope scrutiny can begin at an early stage when the Green Papers and White Papers are introduced. Last year's White Paper on governance was an excellent one and the Oireachtas should scrutinise such papers in order to influence the initial stages of the legislative process.