Ray Butler (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I congratulate the Irish football team on last night's wonderful performance which brought back memories of 22 years ago when Ray Houghton scored. We have all lost friends and family members who were around at that time and we remembered them last night because it was a joyous and wonderful occasion.

Radio reports this morning suggest that Ryanair and Aer Lingus will charge €488 for a one-way ticket to Lyons, which means a round trip will cost almost €1,000. This will price the ordinary man out of attending the match on Saturday, which is a disgrace. I ask both companies to put on the green jersey, reduce their prices and allow everyone who wants to travel to Lyons to do so. I am sure the House will agree that we must not allow the ordinary man to be priced out of the market. I know Deputy Mick Wallace is in France having a wonderful time because I heard him speaking on radio this morning. I wonder why we are all here when we should be in France.