Mr. Richard Brady:

Deputy Munster asked Dublin City Council several questions, including one on plans for cycle lanes. There are plans for cycleways, with some of them under construction and others at planning stage. There are plans for a cycleway from Sutton to Sandycove, and the cycleway from Clontarf to the city centre is up and running. The Chairman was interested in looking at the possibility of using towpaths near canals for the use of bicycles, and this is already in hand on the Royal Canal greenway and the Grand Canal greenway. There are other proposals for cycleways for the city. This is in hand.

We were asked whether €150 million is sufficient. Like everything else, it was sufficient for the city centre works we set out in the Dublin transportation study, but if anybody out there has more money they wish to give I am sure we would be able to find suitable projects for it.

We support the National Transport Authority in seeking the funds set out in the relevant plans.

Deputy Fitzpatrick asked about the breakdown of the numbers from the city council. Basically, they mainly come from canal cordon counts, as we count people heading into the city centre and the mode of transport they use.