The Government appointed commission on assisted reproduction has not reported, after two and a half years. However, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment claims the Department of Health and Children has advised that the role it is taking is all right. I have to ask the Tánaiste on what basis the Department of Health and Children can so advise. This whole process is a minefield, with constitutional, legal, moral, ethical and administrative questions to be answered. At the very least there should be a Green Paper before any decision is made. It appears likely that Germany, Austria, Portugal and Italy will form a blocking minority at the Council of Ministers. This gives time for the Government to reform its approach and consult the Oireachtas. My basic point is that this should have been done from the start.