Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Senators Martin, Wall and O'Loughlin mentioned Kildare. With family there, I am a frequent visitor to Kildare. I have friends and colleagues there also. I enjoyed working closely with Senator O'Loughlin and I look forward to a tour of Kildare. On the bogs and stud farms and if they should be opened up, Fáilte Ireland has a tourism capital fund that has developed many similar attractions, for example, in the Lough Boora park in the midlands.

Senator Boyhan commented on Carrickmacross. I am happy to meet him for a coffee and recommend the sights and thrills of my native home town. Senator Blaney referred to North-South tourism. The national maritime park is part of the brief of my colleague in transport, but I will bring that to his attention.

Senators Conway, Dolan, O'Reilly and D'Arcy referred to greenways. An investment of €23 million has been allocated this year for tourism-focused greenways. Senator D'Arcy spoke on a specific project. Anything we can do to encourage cycling and to make cycling safe in this regard, is of course a priority for the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Eamon Ryan.

Senator Wall referred to coach tourism. I have asked Fáilte Ireland to develop a business continuity scheme to help these businesses through this difficult period and €10 million has been made available under the July stimulus programme for this purpose.