It is also worth mentioning the plight of AIDS that has hit the modern world. Today 40 million people are infected with HIV, 28 million in Africa. In some countries as many as one in three adults carry the virus. The impact upon future development in the countries concerned will be enormous if we do not tackle the problem. Again, as a country, we have a very good record in being to the forefront of making commitments to research and development and programmes that deal with AIDS-related illness, an area to which this year we have contributed €50 million.