Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 11 April 2024
Committee on Public Petitions
Campaign for a Walking and Cycling Greenway on the Closed Railway from Sligo to Athenry: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Kevin Kelly:
Yes. There is a specific policy and the objective is to connect into Ireland West Airport Knock and its strategic development zone. There is very strong belief in Mayo about the potential of rail freight and a lot of work is being done on it. Many companies, including multinationals are expressing an interest. There is some reason to believe that it has great potential which can be exploited over the coming years.