Turning to section 4, Senators will be aware that the Government produces a report every six months on developments in the European Union in accordance with the terms of section 5 of the European Communities Act, 1972. The report for the last six month period, 1 January-30 June 2002, was laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas earlier this month and copies have been sent to all Members of the Oireachtas. In view of the new requirement in this legislation for reports from all Ministers to each House of the Oireachtas every six months, it is proposed that the Government's overall report should, in future, be produced on an annual basis. Such a report would provide a clear and informative summary of developments in the European Union in the preceding year.