Frank Feighan (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Chair. I am sharing my time with Senator Emer Currie. It is great to see Mr. Duffy and Ms Deane in here again, and I thank them for all of the great work they are doing. From my contacts, the €800 million is very much welcomed. There are a lot of projects there that will make a difference.

With regard to one project, I represent the constituency of Sligo-Leitrim as well as north Roscommon and south Donegal. It is on the Border. One area where I have an interest - and I think it is gone in from the local authority under the cross-Border section between local authorities - is Glenfarne Wood. That is on the M16, and it is the home of the Rainbow Ballroom of Romance. It is also part of the SLNCR greenway between Sligo and Enniskillen, which will link up with the Sligo greenway. A lot of good work has been done but I would certainly like to say that the area would not be forgotten. A lot of people did not realise that the Glenfarne estate was effectively the home of Sir Edward Harland from Harland and Wolff. He died there on 24 December 1895. All of the flagstone that made up the Titanic quay in Belfast came from Glenfarne. It is one area where there is a huge shared history, and most people, certainly in the North, do not understand that history was there. It is something to which I would like to lend my weight on behalf of my constituency of Sligo-Leitrim and north Roscommon and south Donegal.

Again, I thank the witnesses for all of the great work they are doing. It makes a difference.