Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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Question 38: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department favours the introduction of contra-flow cycle lanes on one-way roads, which have proved highly successful in other European cities in improving conditions for cyclists. [21101/05]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The statutory basis for the use of cycle tracks is set out in the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 and 1998.

A design manual for cycle facilities entitled Provision of Cycle Facilities — National Manual for Urban Areas was published in March 1998 by the Dublin Transportation Office, DTO. The manual comprises a comprehensive set of guidelines for the design and provision of cycle facilities and established a range of circumstances in which contra-flow cycle tracks may be provided.

The provision of any cycle facilities is a matter for the determination of each local authority.