Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

We will also take the Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill back from the Dáil. That is the programme and Senators should gird their loins.

Senator Henry spoke about embryonic stem cell research. Whatever way the Senator put her words, they epitomised to me the complexity of the issue. While she expressed concerns about the moral aspects, she also expressed concern about potential benign effects for people suffering from various ills.

Senator Mansergh spoke about the two Europa Nostra Awards for the curvilinear glasshouse project at the National Botanic Gardens and the work of the Irish Georgian Society, which is excellent. The Irish Georgian Society ploughed a very lonely furrow for many years, possibly because of our colonial hang-ups, which I hope have gone.