Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 29 November 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Aisling Dolan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
That is fantastic. Mr. Dolan may know that the Rathcroghan site has won €445,000 to develop walkways under the outdoor recreational infrastructure scheme. There are 60 protected sites in that area and more than 300 monuments. The site dates from the Neolithic to the Iron Age. It is the setting of Táin Bó Cúailnge and the royal seat of Queen Medb. The opening chapter sets the reader in Cruachán, which is literally where Rathcroghan is. All I can say to Mr. Walsh is that by protecting our heritage and culture, TII has done great work. The Government has really invested in this as well. It is important to have that dangerous stretch made safe. To have this project moved forward next year with Roscommon County Council will be absolutely crucial. We would see a timeline of that tender being decided roughly around February or March of next year.
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