In keeping with past practice, the terms of the Bill have been carefully drafted to ensure that only those provisions of the Treaty of Nice which it is necessary to make part of domestic law prior to ratification are made part of Irish law. The Government has not sought to go any further than is necessary in order to achieve that aim. This is the prudent and proper approach. Once the Bill has been enacted it will be possible for Ireland to draw up and deposit its instrument of ratification with the Italian Foreign Ministry in Rome, the depository of all the treaties.