Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Yes. Is the recommendation agreed to? Agreed.

Petition No. 30 of 2023, “Create a walking and cycling greenway on the closed railway from Sligo to Athenry”, was submitted by Mr. Brendan Quinn. This petition relates to the closed railway line from Collooney in County Sligo to Athenry. The line has been closed for over four decades and is lying in waste. People along the route in small towns and villages in the west of Ireland want to see something happen. The petition has garnered over 26,000 signatures. The committee discussed this petition at its meeting on 19 October and Oireachtas Members commented on one side of the matter. The committee recommends that a copy of the correspondence from the petitioner to the Department of Transport be forwarded for comment within 14 days; that we write to Galway County Council in relation to the Quiet Man greenway and request a copy of the feasibility report for the greenway and an update on the status of the greenway; that we write to Mayo County Council about the petition and specifically around objective MTO9 of the county plan as it relates to the petition; and that we invite the petitioner to appear before the committee at our meeting on 14 December. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Petition No. 33 of 2023, “Carrick-on-Shannon Tree Removal”, was submitted by Mr. Fionn McWeeney. It relates to plans by Leitrim County Council to cut down 40 trees on the road to Tesco. The petitioner believes that this would go against the Government's plans under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021. The petitioner has requested that the committee, on behalf of the people of Carrick-on-Shannon, bring this issue up with Leitrim County Council. At its meeting of 21 September, the committee agreed to write to Leitrim County Council requesting a copy of the detailed survey report from the arborist that the council referenced in its initial reply to this committee.The committee recommends that the correspondence from Leitrim County Council, including the arborist's report and all attachments, be forwarded to the petitioner for comment within 14 days. Is that agreed? Agreed.