Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 8 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Kieran O'DonnellKieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We had it with Limerick Junction and the Limerick rail line. As far as I am concerned, there is a stand-off here. Everyone wants the railway, but more people want the greenways. The railway could be seen as a very cost-efficient way to get a greenway in place. However, it may have implications. It makes absolute sense to have greenways along existing rail lines and motorways. That is the way it should be. I am posing the question to find if there is a way through to suit everyone. I will not even use the word compromise. Outside of the costs, is it possible to have a greenway along the existing rail line, and also to preserve the rail line?

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.