Mr. Hugh Creegan:

The Deputy said that she would like radical changes in regard to cycling. I believe that BusConnects is radical for cycling. It is named BusConnects but should probably be named bus and cycling connects. The 16 radial routes to the city centre are the same routes used by cyclists to get to the city centre. We propose to deliver an integrated corridor, which takes account of the needs of the cyclist, the pedestrian, the bus user and general traffic. We are trying to ensure that we have a balanced system which will not have to be taken apart in the future because it was not planned properly. The corridor includes approximately 200 km of segregated cycling track. We believe this is transformative. It means that children and adults will have a segregated cycling route from their starting point to the city centre. Up to now, we have not had the funding.