Embryonic stem cell research is illegal in many EU member states. Senator Hanafin successfully proposed a motion at the Joint Committee on Enterprise and Small Business that prevented a consensus emerging that would allow funding for this research to go ahead. I am convinced it is an ethical question we must all ask and answer. I come down on the side of those who oppose this research for ethical considerations. However, when one discovers that through this research real hope is offered to someone who is suffering, it brings home an ethical conundrum and brings the moral dilemma back to oneself. No matter what point of view somebody has, not just in this House but in every other national parliament in the EU, – the debate needs to be sensitive, balanced and rational. No matter what the case, we must respect each other's viewpoints. I thank the Minister for addressing the House and I wish her well in Brussels.