Dáil debates

Thursday, 5 May 2022

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions

Tourism Promotion

9:40 am

Photo of Marc Ó CathasaighMarc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I am understandably biased but I will say that Waterford again leads the way in terms of sustainable travel.

We know for a fact that the success of the Waterford greenway has shown how good a value proposition this type of tourism is. The marketing department of Fáilte Ireland can have the following for free. I want people to see the greenway as the green way. I want tourists to be able to arrive into Rosslare Europort, step onto a train to bring them to Waterford city, unload their bicycles and go from there. That way, they can enjoy Waterford city, head to Kilmacthomas and on to Dungarvan. Hopefully, as we begin to develop the national cycling network, they will be able to go on to many of the peripheral towns throughout County Waterford. I believe, however, that we have to improve the foot passenger experience in particular, not just in Rosslare, but also in Dublin, in order that the journeys of passengers who arrive with a bike or just as foot passengers through the port and onto public transport are seamless and much more pleasant and enjoyable.

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