Will the Minister of State make reference to the issue of federalism? I attended the meeting of the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation in Loughrea where this word appeared to frighten people. The Minister of State has proposed amendments to the various articles, in particular, Article 1 which talks about the competences of the Union being exercised on a federal basis. If I am correct in my interpretation of what was in the newspaper today, he is right about this. Many things are done on a federal basis within the European Union and many of its characteristics are federal in nature. However, the Union is not a federation in the classic sense of the word as we understand it in terms of the United States or Germany. I am not frightened by things being done on a federal basis within the competences of the Union but understand that it does cause fright to some and could be used as a vehicle for the mounting of a negative campaign in regard to the adoption of the final treaty that emerges from the Intergovernmental Conference. Will the Minister of State comment on this?