The area in which there was the greatest triumph, fronted by the Minister of State, Deputy Roche, was that of the composition and size of the Commission. It was said that the small states saw off an attempt to cut the size of the Commission and regained the right of each member state to nominate a commissioner. This is an improvement on the bargain struck at Nice and I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Roche, on the huge amount of work done in achieving this. It is now established that up to 2009 every country will have a Commissioner and from 2009 onwards there will be two types of Commissioner, one having voting rights and the other non-voting rights, but they will work on a rotating basis, each qualifying for equal access. This is a marvellous achievement for the Irish delegation. It is important for us that we will be represented at the Commission. It ensures that the Commission will be part and parcel of the Irish citizen. That will ease the unrest which came out strongly in the past couple of months on the issue of where we were in relation to the Commission.