Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 232: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the recent settlement of a legal action taken by the operators of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38576/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The case in question, Digital Messenger v the Minister for Transport, was settled between the parties on 28th October 2008. The principal element of the settlement provides for the carrying out of an enquiry under section 25(2) of the Transport Act, 1958 of the decision to authorise the re-routing of the Dublin Bus 41X service in Swords. The enquiry will result in a report being submitted to me for final determination. In addition, the settlement provides for my Department giving early consideration to applications for licences under the Road Transport Act 1932 currently within my Department for express bus services from Swords to Dublin City.

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 233: To ask the Minister for Transport the funding that has been allocated towards the roll-out of green routes and quality bus corridors (details supplied) in County Cork; if funding will still be available in 2009. [38675/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The Green Routes referred to by the Deputy constitute parts of a single Green Route under the terms of the Cork Area Strategic Plan (CASP), namely the Carrigaline/Ringaskiddy Green Route. The Green Route in question contains both City and County sections.

To date, my Department has provided a total of €466,522 in respect of the Carrigaline/Ringaskiddy Green Route. The bulk of this expenditure has been in the City Council area, though some design costs have been incurred in the County Council area.

€20 million will be available from my Department for bus priority and park and ride measures in the cities of Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford in 2009. My Department will be seeking proposals shortly from the local authorities in each of these cities with a view to the allocation of this funding.

It will be a matter for the Local Authorities concerned to make whatever proposals they consider most appropriate.