Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 20 November 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Cycling Policy: Discussion
Ms Deirdre Hanlon:
There is a sequence to this and then I will be happy to disaggregate as best I can. If we consider 2018, the spend the Department supported under the two principal programmes was approximately €37 million. The allocation under those programmes for 2019 is €48 million. The allocation for them for 2020 is €100 million, which is a considerable step up. We need to ensure when spending taxpayers' money that the projects are in place, ready to absorb it and that we can get them done. That does not include the money being spent on greenways. Money is allocated for greenways in addition to that. The allocation for greenways next year is €23 million.
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