Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister regarding her acknowledgement of the current situation locally after the torrential downpours and the pressure people are under. Support will definitely be needed to help with the clean-up and to get them back up and running. People are just stunned by the volume of rainfall and are dealing with it.

Focusing on the tourism potential of the Lee Valley, there is a broad offering. Having spoken with Fáilte Ireland officials again more recently, I know it has been making efforts to put in place a plan and that the area would be a spur off or a loop on the Wild Atlantic Way. While I welcome that and that is very positive, there is much more potential within the Lee Valley that would almost warrant a stand-alone plan. Can efforts be made to use the current plan as a stepping stone to take this on to a stand-alone plan?

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