Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)

The Minister is deliberately misrepresenting the position. This issue relates to rights of way and traditional walking routes, which exist in urban areas as much as they do in rural areas. There would be a major public reaction against any attempt to introduce a charge in respect of a right of way in an urban area. In trying to seek a resolution to this problem, the Minister should once and for all state that he is not prepared to accept the principle of charging in respect of a right of way or a traditional walking route. I do not believe he is saying that; I am of the view that he is leaving the matter open.

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