Micheál Martin (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There are enormous investments in greenways, walkways and cycleways across the country. Biodiversity and wildlife must be protected as well but the two are mutually exclusive. The specifications on some of the greenways are sometimes a bit higher than people would have anticipated. These issues should be resolved, and they can be resolved with a bit of imagination and creativity and not having to be exact all the time in terms of some of the standards. Some of the ones in Cork are excellent, but there is one park where there is more tarmacadam than is necessary. We had greenways prior to the more modern ones and there just needs to be a bit of common sense in working out of greenways. They are phenomenal, have a huge impact and bring people closer to nature by virtue of the facility created, which is positive overall. I take on board what the Deputy is saying. I do not have the specifics of the area, but there certainly needs to be common sense-----

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