Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Well in excess of €25 million has been spent on Castletown House and demesne in Celbridge since 2006. It attracted 957,000 people last year. The Office of Public Works, OPW, has assembled 227 acres over the years but recently, 235 acres was purchased at an auction in which the OPW was outbid. This included the M4 vehicular access and car park, which was leased by the OPW from 2007. The OPW was unable to negotiate a new lease. The only remaining vehicular access is through the historic gates, which can only accommodate one car at a time and then along the Lime Avenue, which has been pedestrianised since 2007. There has been huge negative reaction to this. I am seeking an update on what the Government is doing on this at the moment and how this might be overcome.

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