The Green Party recently approved a motion from the Clare Greens which proposes to place the farming community at the centre of the decision making process.
Green Party Spokesperson on Agriculture, Pippa Hackett, said: "This motion proposes that the process of seeking funding for greenways should require a consultation process with local representatives, landowners and interested bodies such as local IFA groups, as minimal requirement for applications.
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"It also recommends that all developments are subject to the provision of supports for fencing, movements of livestock and machinery, a review of farm security around public access to greenways, and indemnification of landowners from liability and claims from the public usage of these routes.
"In addition, any loss of grants or payments should also be compensated for, and provision for access to a knowledge transfer scheme on how to utilise Greenways as biodiversity corridors suitable for grant schemes."
(CD/LM)
