John Gerard Hanafin (Fianna Fail)

I share the views in support of ethical research. It does us no harm to remind ourselves frequently that there have been no successes with embryonic stem cell research. All the research to date has indicated that the adult stem cells are the ones that are producing successful results. We hear of the new alchemists spending millions of taxpayers' money throughout the world trying to find some cure using embryonic cells, yet after decades there has been no positive result.

I support those Senators who spoke about liquidity problems. We have a capacity to help Irish jobs, and it is vital that we do so, that is, to buy Irish. For the first time in a long time buying Irish has become directly associated with saving jobs in this country. There is a campaign to encourage us to buy local. Both of those campaigns are laudable and should be supported. We should have a debate in the House at the earliest opportunity to encourage people to buy Irish to save Irish jobs this Christmas.