Ned O'Sullivan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy Leader does not need me to extol the praises of greenways, coming, as she does, from Mayo where they were ahead of the posse. I welcome the new north Kerry greenway, which will be opened by the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, on Friday. It is something we in north Kerry are particularly pleased with. I want to acknowledge that and pay tribute to the many people who made this a reality, including the local councillors, particularly Councillor Jimmy Maloney from Listowel whose project it was from the beginning, in conjunction with the local authority and the roads agencies and everyone else involved.

Having walked the greenway prior to its opening, it is only now that we realise how important it was that local landowners and farmers were on side with this project and the effect it could have on them. All the local group of landowners wanted was that the greenway would be delivered to the highest standards. They achieved this under the leadership of a former Fine Gael councillor, a neighbour of mine, Denis Keane Stack, who the Leas-Chathaoirleach will know very well. They played their part. All they wanted was the highest standards, for which future generations of Listowel people and north-Kerry people will thank them.