Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport
Active Travel and Greenways: Discussion
2:00 am
Mr. Morgan Lyne:
In my case, no. In our area they have been constructing a 3.5 km section of the greenway for about 12 months. At this stage my farm is quite fragmented. I have two land parcels in those 3.5 km. It is tarmacked at present and it is permanently fenced. Originally the permanent fence was to be along a greenway of 5 m width , with 3 m of tarmac and a metre of gravel on each side. Yesterday I measured a section on my land where 14.5 m have been taken in. There is another section where 17 m have been taken in. Then they speak about cost overruns. You will not buy a width of 5 m for the same cost as a width of 17 m. In my case I have no agreement on accommodation works or on compensation.
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