Maria Byrne (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I rise today to raise a tourism issue. Today, a competition called Eurowings will be streamed live on Facebook at 2 o'clock. Shannon Airport is one of three airports in the final. The other airports are in Bosnia-Herzegovina and in Italy. I encourage everyone to go online and vote for Shannon Airport to win the route because we want to encourage as many tourists as possible to come to Ireland. Shannon Airport is part of the gateway to the Wild Atlantic Way. Whichever airport receives the most votes, and it is an unusual way to select the route, will be the airport that will be selected for the new route from Cologne. I encourage as many people as possible to go online and cast their vote on the Eurowings page between 2 o'clock and 3 o'clock today.

Last night a competition called Limerick Going for Gold took place. The competition is for the many community groups that volunteer to clean up their streets and areas. Many people put a lot of work into their communities, be it in floral displays or whatever. My own residents' association, South Limerick Residents Association, won €5,000 in the competition last night. I wish the association all the very best. I know that the money will be very wisely spent in the community. I can attest to the fact that volunteers clean the streets between 8 o'clock and 9 o'clock in the morning two or three mornings a week. They do good work in the community.