Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

At the outset, I note that I support the principle of a coast-to-coast greenway. However, the Minister and his officials have gone about this the wrong way. They have taken the wrong approach and the wrong attitude and, as a result, stopped any progress on this project. I want to know why the NRA looked to lands in public ownership between Dublin and the River Shannon, but adopted a completely different attitude once they crossed it in regard to both the assessment criteria and the lands to be used for the route.

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