Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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610. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funding to develop and market the walking route between Brandon Point and Brandon Creek in County Kerry, given the outstanding scenic nature of this route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45862/15]

Ann Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Labour)
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There are 39 trails covered by the Walks Scheme, and payments of the order of €1.8m have been made to approximately 1900 landholders in 2015 for the maintenance of trails that traverse their lands. In addition, there are now close to 800 trails listed on the Irish Trails website at , which are fully open to the public and being maintained to the appropriate national standards.

The route referred to by the Deputy between Brandon Point and Brandon Creek in County Kerry, is no doubt a beautiful and scenic area. I must advise the Deputy, however, that funding is not available from my Department at this time for the development and marketing works associated with that project.

Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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611. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funding to link the Kerry Way and Daingean Uí Chúis Way walking routes via mid-Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45906/15]

Ann Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Labour)
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There are 39 trails covered by the Walks Scheme, and payments of the order of €1.8m have been made to approximately 1900 landholders in 2015 for the maintenance of trails that traverse their lands. In addition, there are now close to 800 trails listed on the Irish Trails website at , which are fully open to the public and being maintained to the appropriate national standards.

In relation to the request that funding be provided to link the Kerry Way and Dingle Way, which are 40 kilometres apart in distance, I must advise the Deputy that funding is not available from my Department at this time for this project.

Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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612. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funding to carry out maintenance and basic repair work on sections of the Daingean Uí Chúis Way between Tralee and Camp, as many parts are in very poor condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45907/15]

Ann Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Labour)
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My Department recently invited expressions of interest from a variety of organisations, agencies and groups who would wish to seek funding for the development, enhancement and maintenance of recreational Infrastructure projects should funding become available to the Department. A number of expressions of interest were received for proposed works along the Dingle Way.

This initiative has generated a considerable amount of interest and my Department is currently carrying out a detailed assessment of each expression of interest received with a view to funding some of these projects in 2016.