Chapter 10: Natural Heritage, Biodiversity and Green/Blue Infrastructure
- Further delays are not acceptable: the building of the Connemara Greenway has already taken too long. Galway County Council needs to prioritise this. A dedicated off road cycleway between Galway city and Clifden was first touted in the early 2000s and committed to by local and national authorities in 2014. 7 years later, some of the greenway has been completed in the most remote parts of county Galway. The original railway connecting Galway city and Clifden took 6 years from planning to completion in the 1890s. It is 7 years since state funding set aside €2 million for the Connemara Greenway. We need to see some proper progress with regard to the starting and completion of the Connemara Greenway especially the parts connecting to the city of Galway.