Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I also met her last weekend at the French Embassy. She is the longest serving ambassador to Ireland and a familiar face to many committee members. She must be doing an excellent job. I also welcome the Spanish ambassador who has taken up a position in Ireland and will be a regular attendee at this committee. I welcome the representatives of all embassies here who take a great interest in the work of the Committee on European Union Affairs.

I look forward to visiting Romania. It is a beautiful country on the Black Sea which has enormous tourism potential. I note that Ryanair does not fly there direct from Ireland, although I may be incorrect in that regard. Perhaps that can be checked. It may be that it flies indirectly to Romania.