It has been a great week for Kerry so far. First of all, on Monday the Taoiseach came to see us for a jobs announcement. Yesterday Jessie Buckley received her Oscar nomination. Then the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the south Kerry greenway. This week has been up there with any of our 37 all-Irelands.

How many?

On top of that really positive news, we need the funding to build the greenway. It has the potential to be one of the iconic greenways of the world. I believe it is of national importance and warrants a national response from the Government. It will pay for itself many times over. It will be a massive game changer for the economy of the entirety of Kerry, not just the south and mid-Kerry area. As the Taoiseach knows, when Kerry is doing well the benefits will spill over to Cork too. I would be very grateful if the Taoiseach could find the funding and give that commitment to the people of Kerry as early as possible.

Does the Taoiseach have the government chequebook with him?

I have noticed this morning that everything involving Kerry is of national importance. I am quite pleased with Jessie Buckley's nomination, which is an extraordinary achievement, and the greenway decision. The Deputy did not mention that Kerry beat Dublin at the beginning of the week.

It is only February.

I know there is a bit of reluctance to go full-blooded on that one. There is a lot of funding for greenways. Greenways press so many buttons for health, well-being, people's enjoyment of nature, active travel and so on. It is very good news. We want to transform the country with walking routes, cycle routes, greenways and so on. We will certainly be very positive in our approach to it.