Terry Brennan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Some ten days ago I attended the opening of the first phase of a greenway in north County Louth. I have heard a lot about the greenway from Westport to Mulranny and onto Achill. This is a truly magnificent route along the shores of Carlingford Lough, with magnificent views of the Mourne Mountains and Cooley Mountains. I acknowledge the funding of €687,000 received from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. It will be a major tourist attraction for Omeath, Carlingford and the Cooley Peninsula. I look forward to the second phase of the route, which will be from Greer's Quay in Omeath to my home town of Carlingford, amounting to a total distance of 7 km or 8 km. The route runs from Omeath to Dundalk and we hope to cross the Border to Portadown. I do not think I will be around to welcome that stage when it happens. I acknowledge the co-operation with the proposal from landowners along the route, without which it could not have happened.