It is important that the Council has a greater degree of control when the Union is enlarged to 25 members. I have never supported the notion of a permanent president but we need some form of management, be it at secretary general or presidential level, whose powers can be clearly seen and transparent. The fact that we have accepted in the Convention the number of seats in the European Parliament is important as well because it ensures a small country like Ireland will continue to have a greater percentage of representation in the European Parliament than larger countries.