mr. kennyearly we identified the fact that britain might decide to leave as a major strategic risk back in 2014. clearly, a decrease in british gp would result in a contagious impact on ireland's economy. we are focused on the fact that it is important the british electorate be as informed as possible about the implications of the decision they must make. while nobody likes to be lectured, we have a unique arrangement with britain since the 1920's, with almost one million irish people living in britain. we take an interest in informing those people who will have the opportunity to vote. in ireland, over the last 40 years, we've had a lot of experience voting on european referendums, with different treaties and so on. people in this country are very well acquainted with the issues that surround the european project and the european process. from that point of view, ireland has clearly made its decision, that irrespective of the decision of the british people, and we hope it is positive, that ire