Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 141: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received proposals for park and ride facilities under Transport 21. [21431/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has approved a Dublin Transportation Office (DTO) strategy for rail-based Park and Ride facilities, which envisages facilities at 22 locations on the existing and proposed rail network within the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) and Irish Rail are currently working on plans to implement the strategy.

My Department has also been in touch with key local authorities to generate proposals within and outside the GDA and while to date no applications have been received, there have been several expressions of interest.

I have made capital funding of €5 million available for the development of appropriate Park and Ride projects in the Greater Dublin area during 2006. I have also made €12 million available for bus priority and park and ride measures in provincial cities. Capital funding will also be provided in succeeding years under TRANSPORT 21.