The Taoiseach must be tired. I was tired just listening to the reply.

I confess, I was tired.

The Taoiseach deserves a week off after that.

There is no such thing in this business.

The Taoiseach did not even mention the orchid that is called after him. I do not know whether it is capable of being transplanted to Ireland.

This is a hothouse.

I would like to ask the Taoiseach about his current plans in respect of the European constitution referendum. What are his views on this matter? What type of campaign is the Government planning in terms of raising awareness of the issues involved? Does he agree that a campaign of information ought to be started as soon as possible and that a copy of the new draft constitution should be circulated to every household in the country? Does he see a role for the National Forum on Europe in promoting awareness about the constitution?

The formal signature of the European constitution takes place next week. Coinciding with that we intend to issue two documents, a short explanatory memorandum and a more detailed one. These will be put into libraries as well as public and community buildings immediately to achieve as wide a circulation as possible. I agree with the issue of communicating with each household. It is just a matter of timing as to when that begins. We should start with the short explanatory memorandum and the longer document and try to get wide circulation for those. The National Forum on Europe has a key role to play. I raised with President José Manuel Barroso recently the fact that I would appreciate a visit from a number of commissioners in the early part of next year to discuss aspects of the campaign to try to focus more debate on it. I have also suggested to him that it would be useful for him to meet with Ministers to address as many issues of the European constitution as possible. We also are seeking to debate issues around the constitution in as broad a forum as possible, through the social partners, the trade unions and their members, employers, chambers of commerce, education establishments etc. The idea is that there is as broad a discussion and knowledge of the European constitution as possible, prior to making a decision on the date. I believe Deputy Rabbitte would agree that unlike other referendums there are many useful things in the constitution for many areas of Irish society. We need to ensure that this is broadly understood. While there has been much talk about the European Convention and the European constitution over the last few years, I am apprehensive as to how much of this may have filtered through to the general public. From next week we need to commence actively engaging on the issue over the next few months. To reply positively to the Deputy's question, a short explanatory document is ready and will be published next week. A more detailed one will follow for those who require it. We will definitely do house to house coverage, but not yet. However, arrangements will be made for this. We will commence next week to actively engage with the issues across a broad spectrum and work with the National Forum on Europe as much as possible towards inviting people to participate in it and debate the issues.