Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 39: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will introduce the national cycling strategy; the measures he will prioritise in the new strategy; if he will introduce new measures to enhance the safety and protection of cyclists on roads here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32544/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is currently working towards finalising a National Cycling Policy to flesh out and put timescales on proposals that I intend to bring to Government shortly on a Sustainable Travel and Transport Action Plan (STTAP). It is my intention to bring forward the National Cycling Policy as soon as possible following the publication of STTAP. I intend that the National Cycling Policy will be not only a comprehensive response to current difficulties faced by the cycling community in terms of road priority and safety issues, but will also prove to be a springboard to help create a culture to promote cycling in Ireland.