Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2023
849. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of times the car park of Glenveagh National Park has been full in each year since 2021; if any plans are in place to provide additional parking spaces for the park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37644/23]
View answerI understand from my officials at the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department that car parking facilities at Glenveagh National Park have been full on the following number of occasions in the years concerned
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2021 |
24 |
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2022 |
10 |
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2023 (to date) |
4 |
As part of the ongoing strategic capital investment in our parks infrastructure, an additional temporary car park providing 60 car parking spaces was constructed in Glenveagh between 2022 and 2023. This development has provided extra capacity, as demonstrated in the figures above, to help facilitate the public’s ongoing utilisation and enjoyment of the National Park.
Consideration of future developments, which will include exploring additional sustainable transport options to Glenveagh National Park, will form part of the NPWS strategic planning for the park into the future.
