Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I think that often, Irish people think Ireland is known everywhere. As Mr. Murray outlined clearly, Ireland often is perceived as being part of a neighbouring member state of the European Union.

Mr. Murray compared the two direct flights from Ireland to Asia from 2018, with the number originating in Helsinki, which has a metropolitan population of less than 2 million from a total of 5.5 million in Finland. Are they connecting flights from other parts of Europe?