I was very impressed when I read yesterday about the Taoiseach's enthusiasm for cycling and cycle runs, particularly the one in the midlands. Our attention has been drawn to the opportunities for Ireland in the area. Apparently, some 20 million people in Europe cycle and in Germany alone there are 70,000 km of cycle runs, but we have practically none. We have the opportunity to do something about this and increase our tourism facilities to give tourists opportunities to do that cycle run. I think in particular of the western rail link from Collooney, County Sligo to Athenry, County Galway. It is available and it would take very little to put it into operation. All it needs is determination and enthusiasm. If we can do that, it will benefit tourism to a very large extent.

This week every year for about 22 years I have stood up here and pointed to something else we could do. Next Sunday let us take the first steps towards moving to Central European Time in order that we would have an extra hour of daylight every evening. It is quite bright now at 4.20 p.m., but it will not be next week when it will be like this at 3.20 p.m. Let us ensure we can do something about the matter. We do not want to do it on our own; I know an effort has been made to do this. A large number of British Members of Parliament are also enthusiastic about having that extra hour of daylight every evening and the way for us to do so is to move to Central European Time. I believe we can do it, but we should not do it on our own because I do not want to see a barrier between Dundalk and Newry or between Belfast and Dublin. There are a sufficient number of people in Britain and Northern Ireland who would say, "That is a step we can take." It would help tourism and to reduce energy and other costs. More than anything else it would make us all feel better every evening throughout the year.