Rural Life
Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) acknowledged concerns expressed by landowners and farm organisations over the greenway programme.
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food has heard the average cost of greenway projects is around €2 million per kilometre.
Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) will appear before the Joint Committee on Agriculture to discuss the impact of greenways on farmers.
Kerry County Council has confirmed that the estimated cost of the South Kerry Greenway project now stands at €72 million.
Agri Politics
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) met with representatives of Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) to outline concerns over greenways.
Independent Ireland leader Michael Collins has said that private property rights must be respected when it comes to greenways.
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) has demanded an "immediate review" of the Greenway Code of Best Practice.
Over 100 farmers and landowners have attended a meeting to voice their concerns over the proposed Cork to Kinsale greenway.
Deputy Michael Collins has called on the government to address the exclusion of rural islands from Ireland's Deposit Return Scheme.
Cork County Council is inviting members of the public to participate in the third public consultation for the Cork to Kinsale Greenway.
Farmers in Co. Cork expressed 'fears and concerns' at a recent meeting with the IFA over planned greenways for the west of the county
A Louth county councillor has called for the Dundalk to Carlingford Greenway plan to be scrapped in order "to protect local farmers".
A period of public consultation is underway on proposed route options for a new greenway between Caherciveen and Reenard in south Co. Kerry.
Kerry County Council has said that a programme for the removal of ragwort from roadsides in the county is "not feasible".
Objections have been launched to a proposed greenway route in Co. Mayo which locals say could "complicate farming".
