Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Dundalk FC is currently dealing with a number of issues with its home ground and it is likely that it will have to redevelop the existing ground or develop a new home on a greenfield site. I ask the Minister to give his support, in principle, to Dundalk FC's efforts in this regard. The team has three upcoming games in the Europa League and I invite the Minister to attend one of those games to see for himself the standard of football being played in Dundalk.

We have previously discussed the possibility of a cycling and walking greenway extending from Blackrock to Carlingford in County Louth. I urge the Minister to consider taking the next steps required to move this project forward. I invited the Minister to Dundalk in June and that offer still stands. We are all aware of the success of the greenways in the west of the country and I have no doubt that we can replicate that success in the east. The northern part of County Louth, which includes the Cooley Peninsula, is steeped in history as well as being an area of great natural beauty. It is one of the best hiking ---