Great Southern Greenway signage
Deputy Neville asked that signage for the Great Southern Greenway on the N21 be prioritised. The Taoiseach said he would pass the concern to TII and noted that brown-signing depends on usage rules, though the issue would be highlighted.
Page 45 of the programme for Government deals with tourism and greenways. I thank the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Griffin, for visiting the great southern greenway in County Limerick recently. That greenway stretches into County Kerry. Applications have been made to Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, for signage on the N21, and I am asking that this be prioritised so that decent signage can be placed on that road. We hear of the Waterford greenway, among others, but there is also a fantastic greenway in County Limerick. Applications have been made to resurface that greenway, but we need signage on the N21 - the Dublin to Killarney route - to let people know they can stop at Rathkeale and towns along the greenway and to ensure they make use of Limerick's tourism offering.
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I thank the Deputy for bringing the great southern greenway to the attention of the House. I was on that greenway when I was Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport years ago, and I will certainly ensure that my office passes on his concerns about signage to TII. There are rules about how many people must use a facility before it is brown-signed, but I will certainly make the authority aware that the Deputy has raised this issue and has made this proposal.