The Convention has gone a long way towards minimising the extent to which the Intergovernmental Conference might attempt to unpick what has been included in the report. It would be unhelpful for it to do so. While it may be surprising that this is the case, a broad consensus has emerged. That is not to say that it should not have a view or that people should not promote their particular national interests. We are approaching a point where there is a genuine synthesis. In that respect, the Minister of State, Deputy Roche, and his officials at the Department of Foreign Affairs are to be applauded, together with Deputy John Bruton, Proinsias De Rossa, MEP, and the alternates, Deputy Carey and Mr. Bobby McDonagh. They have done a remarkable job, not just for the country but also for the smaller states within the Union.