John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Question 43: To ask the Minister for Transport if the proposed Sandycove to Sutton coastal route was included for consideration under the Transport 21 plan; the estimated cost for the completion of this project; the authority which would have the lead role in progressing such a plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36062/05]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Funding of a programme of traffic management projects in the greater Dublin area through the DTO traffic management grants scheme has been ongoing for a decade and will carry on under Transport 21. Transport 21 will continue the implementation of a range of traffic management, bus priority and car restraint measures in the greater Dublin area, such as construction of quality bus corridors, QBCs, cycle and pedestrian facilities and traffic management systems.

Last year, the DTO traffic management grant committee approved an allocation of €50,000 towards funding of a preliminary design study and environmental report on the Sutton to Sandycove cycleway proposal. Final comments on the draft final report are being assembled by the DTO and will be forwarded to the consultants in the near future. It will then be a matter for the relevant local authorities to decide on the project.

Any application for financial assistance will be a matter for the DTO traffic management grants committee to consider.