Ms Cleona O'Shea:

Many landowners will agree to it. In my situation, the gradient on which they want to go means that they cannot go any other way except through the middle of my land. I cannot have that because it will destroy my farm. We will not be able to work our farm the way we are working it. We bought our land back in 1982. There are two acres. Two acres out of the middle of the farm means two acres off the nitrates derogation and the single farm payment. It means two less cows and their produce that I will never have again for the lifetime of the farm. We will not be compensated for that. It just will not work.

I am on the N72. The only road frontage I have is the N72. My child cannot get planning because TII will not give planning permission where land goes onto a national road. That road needs to be upgraded, however. Upgrade the road, take my road ditch and a stretch of land inside the N72, put the greenway out by the road and everyone will be happy.