Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 11 April 2024
Committee on Public Petitions
Campaign for a Walking and Cycling Greenway on the Closed Railway from Sligo to Athenry: Discussion (Resumed)
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Good. The opening of the Athenry to Claremorris line is now accepted by most people as a given. If this were to open by 2030, we could very quickly find that the line, with the connections to Castlebar, Westport and Ballina would far outstrip any of the projections that have been put forward in various documents, to date. Reality can outstrip projection, particularly in a rising tide of population.