Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Anyone who reads history will know what happened. It is no excuse but the entire region has been destabilised, and in the circumstances the Department should advise Irish citizens not to holiday in those countries when security is so lax. There was no security on the beach in Tunisia when one person, or more, was able to bomb, shoot and kill so many people in such a short period. It is a warning to everyone. It is also a wake-up call for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade which might consider advising people on its website that they should not travel unless it is necessary for business purposes, which is different. I am reluctant to travel to Morocco or countries in the area when there is so much instability arising out of Libya, Syria, Iraq and elsewhere in that region.