Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is a good thing that I provided money for clearing that railway line when I did, back in the day, under CLÁR funding. I was always conscious of the fact that we needed to preserve rights of way that the State owned, whether dry canals, railway lines or any other infrastructure owned by the State. It should be kept free of encroachment by anybody.

The draft report of the strategic rail review stated that the railway line did not exist from Charlestown to Collooney. The Minister is aware, from pictures he has seen, that Ianród Éireann would totally disagree. It was actually cleaning that line recently. Does the Minister agree that the draft strategic rail review was incorrect in its assessment of the railway line from Claremorris to Collooney? Will he preserve the entire route in order that not only will it be connected to Ballina, it will also connect to an even bigger town or city, namely, Sligo?

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