Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Yesterday, the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, announced €63.5 million for a range of greenway projects throughout the country for 2021. The Minister went on to pat the Government on the back by saying this was the highest single year amount ever allocated to greenways. He went on to say this showed the commitment of this Government to providing a step-change in the way in which we fund walking and cycling.

Can the Taoiseach explain why Cork South-West did not get one brown cent of the €63.5 million fund? Are we now in the same situation with this Government as we were with the previous one, whereby west Cork was overlooked for rural regeneration funds year after year? West Cork has some fabulous opportunities for greenway funding, from old railway lines to old walking routes all the way from Innishannon to the Beara Peninsula, which are starved of funds. Why is the constituency of Cork South-West is being overlooked for greenway funds in 2021?

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