Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Question 111: To ask the Minister for Transport the role his Department has in the development of the Sutton to Sandycove pedestrian and cycle route along the Dublin coastline; if his Department supports the proposed development; the budget available for the project; and the approval process to be followed on such a project. [12712/07]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The Sutton to Sandycove pedestrian and cycle route project is being developed by the local authorities and is funded from the Traffic Management Grants (TMG) Scheme, which is funded by my Department and administered by the Dublin Transportation Office (DTO).

In 2007, funding of €270,000 has been requested by Dublin City Council for Phase 1 of the project (from Bull Island causeway to the Bull Wall (Wooden Bridge), to take this element from concept design to preliminary design. The funding requested has been approved.

I am advised that Phase 2 of the project (from Sean Moore Park to East Pier Dún Laoghaire) is being developed jointly by Dublin City Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. The Councils involved have not yet sought funding but, in the normal course, the funding necessary will be forthcoming.

The approval process for any DTO-funded scheme is as set down in the DTO TMG Terms and Conditions. The Phase 1 project (from Bull Island to Bull Wall) is covered under this process.