Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 March 2014
272. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will approve a plan to tarmac a 10 km stretch of the old railway line from the Limerick border to Listowel, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11197/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraKerry County Council have submitted an application for funding in respect of the old North Kerry railway line under a funding call for the National Cycle Network Programme, which was announced in 2013. The North Kerry Line application incorporates two elements. Firstly, the application is concerned with a proposal to extend the 39 km Great Southern Trail (GST) between the Kerry/Limerick Border, which is near Duagh, to Listowel. This is the stretch of line to which the Deputy is referring. The second element relates to a proposal for a 10 km Tralee to Fenit Amenity Trail, which begins at Casements Railway Station in Tralee to Fenit.
All proposals are currently being considered by an assessment panel as part of the competitive process set against agreed criteria. A decision and announcement of the successful projects under this second phase of the National Cycle Network Funding Programme is expected in the coming weeks.
