Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 8 March 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed)
Kieran 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?
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