Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 364: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of money that has been spent on public transport projects in all counties under Transport 21 since its launch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15694/09]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Exchequer capital and current grants to CIE and accessibility grants are not allocated on a county basis.

Expenditure on Luas/Metro projects relates to the Greater Dublin Area only. Under Transport 21, a total of €363m was spent on these projects up to the end of 2008. A provision of €159m has been made for Luas/Metro projects in the current year. In addition, Integrated Ticketing is being rolled out in the GDA initially. The expenditure on Integrated Ticketing from 2006 to date is €8.5m. It is not possible to breakdown by county.

Traffic Management grants are made available to fund bus priority, cycle and pedestrian facilities and other traffic management measures. The total grants are as per the table below. A provision of €55m has been made for the current year in respect of Traffic Management Grants. Grants provided under Transport 21 for 2006, 2007 and 2008 broken down by county are as follows: