Our party has introduced a Bill to deal with this issue on which we hope to encourage debate. Ireland was the only country in the EU that was unable to send troops to Macedonia due to the triple lock mechanism. That mechanism must be challenged. I urge that a debate take place on it, especially on foot of the brave Private Members' Bill put forward by our spokesperson, Deputy Gay Mitchell. Macedonia is also important because at some point in the future it is likely to become a member of the European Union so we have a responsibility in that regard. We should determine our foreign policy on the basis of our needs and in the context of the EU. The EU will have greater responsibility for matters such as peace enforcement and peacekeeping in the future and our decisions on participation should not be determined by the political considerations of one member of the Security Council.