I said I did not believe in MEPs coming to Parliament to talk to Members, but it is important that we are available to explain issues and if Members want to talk to us. I had a dual mandate for a long time and I do not remember, when speaking on agriculture, having any particular audience in the Dáil any more than if I was not a Member of the European Parliament. The special expertise of MEPs, while they were still Members of the Dáil, was not recognised in any way. I do not remember the political establishment in Ireland consulting me about particular things. Everybody is too busy with their own patch. We should remember what Chancellor Kohl said, namely that henceforth we will live our lives according to three reference points – our home, our homeland and the European Union. Those three reference points will have to be attended to in our political objectives and planning in the future as we cannot afford to neglect our home, our homeland or Europe.