Let’s have a straight answer on stem cells

FOLLOWING comments by the Tánaiste that embryonic stem cell research may be legal in Ireland, it is time that she and the Taoiseach publicly declare where they stand on the issue.

Mary Harney’s comments are misleading and incorrect. The Government has publicly stated, in the EU institutions and in Ireland, that such research is not possible in this country.

Now the Tánaiste is stating the opposite. It is time that the Government clarified its agenda on this issue.