Brian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Today is an historic day for the city and county of Limerick as the 40 km Limerick greenway has opened along the old Great Southern Railways line. This is part of a broad vision and network of greenways that will link counties Kerry, Clare, Tipperary and Limerick, with Limerick city as the hub. We hope to bring the greenway back into Limerick city and be able to extend it through east Clare up to Scarriff and, in the long run, down to Cahir in Tipperary. These greenways will serve community transport in terms of people being able to get from village to village. There is a significant case for them in the context of rural regeneration and, of course, they will be biodiversity corridors as well. Will the Tánaiste and the Government support continued investment in rural sustainable infrastructure such as greenways and will he ensure that small and medium enterprises in rural areas are in a position to take advantage of the economic opportunities?

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