Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On a point of clarification, Deputy McConalogue and many other Members from all parties raised this issue a number of months ago. At that time the Deputy made it clear the issue was one of concern about going over that gap. The Deputy sent me a video which I watched. The officials in the Department have checked it out and this application has been appealed independently of the Department and has been upheld. The Deputy's concern was with regard to travelling through the gap. Bus Éireann has confirmed in writing to the Deputy, to the applicants and to my office that the route will not be used. That was the Deputy's original concern which we investigated and checked out. I wish to be clear that it will not be used for transport. It is used to measure distance. I remind Deputy McConalogue that his colleague, the previous Minister with responsibility for education, who was from Donegal, passed and implemented that scheme.

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