Ann Ormonde (Fianna Fail)

I, too, express my appreciation to the Leader for facilitating the updating of the debate on Iraq. Every one of us is traumatised by the pictures we are seeing on television and in the newspapers.

I also ask the Leader to invite the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Roche, to the House once again to update us on the amendments to the draft constitution at the Convention on the Future of Europe. It is very important that we consider issues of judicial and police co-operation. I understand plans for the EU Presidency are intensifying. Perhaps the Minister of State will also provide us with an update on this. The public is trying to keep abreast of all the current changes and reforms in the institutions and there is no better place than our Chamber to try to do this. That was one of the aims of the reform of the Seanad, which I supported.