While the chances of Ireland being brought before the International Criminal Court for its role in supporting the war are remote, it is noteworthy that a group of British lawyers has stated its intention of indicting Prime Minister Blair if excessive force is used. The Irish Government should at least be aware of its potential liability in this regard. From a Fine Gael perspective, the debate is wider than the specific issues of neutrality, overflights and landing facilities. We are deeply concerned about the precedent of military action being taken by nations that do not have UN support or sanction. Backed by a Security Council resolution, Fine Gael supported the provision of facilities at Shannon to US forces travelling to the Gulf during the 1991 war on Iraq. Currently, however, the lack of a second UN resolution to authorise war on Iraq spells imminent disaster for the European Union which, as Senator O'Rourke has commented, is already damaged by exchanges between Britain and France and, to some extent, Germany.