Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

Or any other day. They want cheap access and a quality tourism product, especially in the off-season. There is a tremendous genealogy industry in the United States. For example, the Lenihan, O'Donoghue and Cummins clans could launch a major tour of Ireland. It is remarkable the numbers who travel here under that heading. Iarnród Éireann and Bus Éireann are involved in such campaigns. I would encourage the development of this kind of tourism.

We owe a debt of gratitude to Michael O'Leary, the head of Ryanair, and the Ryan family who established the company. They showed beyond doubt that fare reductions increase the volume of traffic to Ireland. I doubt if any one person or company have done more for Ireland.