ðə pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚ nˈɛvɪl tʃˈeɪmbɚlˌɪn sˈʌmɚɹˌaɪzd ðə fˈoːɹ pˈɑːsᵻbəl ˈɛɹiəz fɔːɹ dɪskˈʌʃən ɪn ɐ dᵻbˈeɪt ɔnðɪ ˈɛɹə bˈɪl hˈɛld ˌɔn fˈaɪv mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt: "ðə fˈɜːst wʌzðə kwˈɛstʃən ʌv pɑːɹtˈɪʃən; ðə sˈɛkənd, ʌv dᵻfˈɛns; ðə θˈɜːd, fˈaɪnæns; ænd ðə fˈoːɹθ, tɹˈeɪd.
The prime minister Neville Chamberlain summarised the 4 possible areas for discussion in a debate on the Eire Bill held on 5 May 1938: "The first was the question of partition; the second, of defence; the third, finance; and the fourth, trade.