€1m tourism boost for Mayo
TUESDAY, 15 JULY 2008
Michael Duffy
FIVE tourism projects in Mayo are to get significant funding under the Tourism Infrastructure Project, it was announced yesterday (Monday). The funding was sanctioned by the Minister for Arts, Sports and Tourism, Martin Cullen TD, under the Fáilte Ireland Tourism Infrastructure Fund.
The projects in Mayo to benefit are: Killary – Newport Linear Cycle Route, grant aid of 75 per cent, up to a maximum of €105,000; Croagh Patrick and National Famine Monument Site, improvement of facilities, grant aid of 75 per cent, up to a maximum of €112,500; Westport Cycle Hub – Railway Cycle Lane, grant aid of 75 per cent, up to a maximum of €252,750; Westport Hub Cycle Route, provision of a cycle lane, grant aid of 75 per cent, up to a maximum of €262, 500 and a National Coastal Walk, development of a walk from Westport Quay to National Famine Museum, Croagh Patrick, grant aid of 75 per cent, up to a maximum of €262,500.
Deputy Beverley Flynn warmly welcomed the funding, saying it is crucial that the Government continues to invest in tourism infrastructure, particularly in the west of Ireland where tourism products are growing at an enormous rate.
Westport’s Fianna Fáil councillor, Margaret Adams, who has done a lot of lobbying in relation to funding for cycle routes and walkway around the town, said she was delighted that work can now begin on making these much-needed attractions a reality.
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