Public rights of way deadline
Deputy Healy-Rae asked that the deadline for registering public rights of way be extended because Covid restrictions were hindering landowners and professionals. The Taoiseach said he would discuss the matter with the responsible Minister and revert.
I raise with the Taoiseach the issue of the looming deadline for the registration of public rights of way. That registration is to be concluded by 30 November this year. In light of the travel restrictions arising from Covid, which are affecting engineers, solicitors and those families who cannot visit solicitors or meet engineers, I ask that this deadline be extended for at least another five years. Many people do not know that this process is ongoing, or should be ongoing, at this present time. To give the land registry, solicitors, engineers and, more importantly, those people who use public rights of way the chance to register rights of way, I ask the Taoiseach to extend that deadline because it is not feasible to carry out what is envisaged.
