An application was made by Kerry County Council for funding in respect of the Glenbeigh to Renard greenway under a Seed Funding Scheme established by my Department earlier this year.  The Scheme aims to provide a small amount of start-up financial assistance to local authorities to help with the development of initial proposals for cycle projects, particularly  those projects with the potential to yield a high return on future investment from an economic, tourism and recreational perspective.   

As part of this Scheme, the Department allocated funding of €50,000 to help progress proposals for a cycle way along the abandoned railway line between Glenbeigh to Renard, Cahersiveen, which is a section of the Ring of Kerry Trail.

It is expected that Kerry County Council will use the funding to appoint specialist engineering consultants to carry out a structural assessment of existing structures on the route and a geotechnical assessment of the ground conditions on the elevated sections of the route as identified in the Study.