Much is written in the press about people and, unless one has a chance to sit down and talk to people on a one to one basis, misinterpretations of one's intentions can arise. I am not against Europe. I support fully the European project. However, I believe it is moving too fast, too soon, without informing the people. When it moves so far ahead of the people, how can they ever catch up? I strongly believe that the only way to protect the democratic process, fragile and often weak as it is, is to ensure that the voice of the people is reflected in the decision-making process. Members of the Seanad and Dáil and our elected leaders are that voice. The more isolated from the people decision-makers become, the more one damages the democratic process. I could not support Nice I and the enforcement of Nice II was against European law. It was a very bad example of the ability to overturn European law. I was very concerned about this.