Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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621. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps taken by her Department towards the creation of a Liffey Valley national park in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46167/14]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I understand that in 2006 a strategy document entitled ‘Towards a Liffey Valley Park’was developed under the direction of a steering group, which included the Office of Public Works, Dublin City Council, Fingal County Council, Kildare County Council and South Dublin County Council. The strategy document set out recommendations for the creation of a process towards the establishment of a park with a management framework for the Liffey Valley area. The implementation of those recommendations, or similar steps, is a matter for the local authorities concerned.The strategy document did not recommend the designation of Liffey Valley as a National Park and the position in that regard remains unchanged.