Apropos of committees, Senator Henry is correct that it is difficult for a small country to have a good spread of MEPs across committees. Many of the countries with electoral systems based on lists of candidates include on their list a competent man or woman in each field, for instance, education, transport and economics, to ensure they have someone elected who is politically safe and knows what he or she is talking about. They can then be appointed on the various committees. This is not the case in smaller countries but, nevertheless, Irish MEPs are much better spread around the committees than they were in the past. We work closely together and the various parties do not attack each other politically. If issues of particular concern and interest to Ireland arise, most of us vote along the same lines. We do not try to trip each other up on issues, which is important. I enjoy this and like the idea that one can be friends with people from other political parties while also having differences.