An EU legislative scrutiny Act was passed last year by both Houses to reinforce the powers of the Houses to ensure legislation coming before the Council of Ministers is scrutinised. Such scrutiny has led to the rejection of this proposal, but, as we all know, even that scrutiny came about by accident. It is wrong to proceed with this decision at the Council of Ministers. As I said, this area is a minefield which needs to be negotiated with great care. We should be extremely careful about committing Ireland's resources in such a precarious manner.