Of the many distinguished Members of this House, I single out and thank Senator Maurice Hayes on behalf of the European Parliament. The leadership he has given through the National Forum on Europe was indispensable to Ireland's acceptance of the Nice treaty, which in turn was indispensable to realising enlargement next year during the Irish Presidency. Moreover, given that the Senator is so good at his work, the work he will continue and need to do when we have a new constitutional treaty to debate and ratify will remain central to Ireland's ongoing role in Europe.