Senators listened to my colleague Dana Rosemary Scallon on stem cell research. I have been a member of the research committee since 1994 and I have heard all the complex and intricate arguments. I have no objection in principle to stem cell research but we have different legal systems so it is unfortunate that we are trying to fund an area that is so contentious in various member states. It is a huge issue in Germany, where it is illegal to use embryos to extract stem cells, although it is not illegal for them to import stem cells for that purpose. This is an absolutely hypocritical position.