Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That may be so. I ask Her Excellency Mrs. Breazu to elaborate on that. When I searched for a direct flight to Romania, I could not find one. Perhaps my information in that regard is lacking. Of course, through Bram Stoker, there is a link to the cliff-top Bran Castle in Romania, which is a very popular visiting place for tourism.

The work of Her Excellency Mrs. Breazu in Ireland is very much appreciated. She has established excellent working relationships with all Departments as well as the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Coveney, and the Minister of State with responsibility for European affairs, Deputy McEntee.

Her Excellency Mrs. Breazu is very familiar with the work of the European Union and with Ireland. She is the conduit between Ireland and Romania. I thank her for her work. Romania is a large country with a population of 19.64 million people. It has a very strong economy now. Being a member of the European Union has been a great boost to Romania. It has a very troubled history. It has embraced democracy with great enthusiasm and membership of the European Union with great enthusiasm. I appreciate that and thank Her Excellency Mrs. Breazu for it. We look forward to working with Her Excellency Mrs. Breazu as representative of Romania, with ministerial contacts who will be coming over during the Presidency and with the European affairs committee of the Romanian Parliament. Our Chairman will be in touch with that committee and its secretariat at some stage over the next six months. Hopefully, we will have a delegation from Romania visit here. I look forward to our participation in the COSAC meeting in June.