Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 1429: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the direction, if any, he has given to CIÉ and Iarnród Éireann regarding the protection of ownership rights on lands owned by Iarnród Éireann and CIÉ and in particular in relation to disused railway lines and ancillary lands which could be used as greenways; if CIÉ and Iarnród Éireann have outlined to him the steps they are taking to stop encroachment onto their land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19018/12]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I have not issued a direction to CIÉ or Iarnród Éireann regarding property or disused railway lines at this point as issues relating to property held by the CIE Group of Companies are primarily a matter for the Group. Notwithstanding this having regard to my Departments policy as regards the development of cycle routes I have a concern regarding the unauthorised and illegal encroachment on closed or abandoned rail lines and ancillary lands. In this regard my Department is currently in correspondence with Iarnród Eireann in relation to what measures they might take to prevent these encroachments.