Apart from Belgium and Luxembourg, Ireland is the most open economy in Europe. However, we must accept the regulations laid down by our trading partners on standards, quality and so on. It is inevitable in a single market that regulations are not always understood by the public, therefore, regulations are drawn up at national level as well as at European level. The effort Members have made in inviting us here today to explain the European Union as we see it will help to bring the message of what Europe is all about down through the political system in Ireland. It will help the message to become better understood by local people through the newspapers and local radio.