Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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Question 17: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine when he proposes to improve the standards applying to the design and use of cycle lanes, particularly in terms of planning, parking, dimensions, and maintenance [17898/07]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is engaged at present with a number of other agencies, under the aegis of the Dublin Transportation Office, in a review of the current manual on the provision of cycling facilities titled the "Provision of Cycle Facilities — National Manual for Urban Areas" which was published in the late 1990s. This non-statutory publication sets out comprehensive guidance on the design and provision of cycle facilities. The standards as regards best practice applying to planning, design and maintenance will be covered in this review process. In addition, the provisions in the road traffic regulations with regard to the use of cycle tracks and the traffic signs prescribed to indicate the application of cycle track regulatory provisions are being looked at in conjunction with this design and standards review. It is expected that the review will be completed by the end of 2007.