Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 111: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the new €10 million cycle route from Portobello to Clontarf in Dublin; the cost of the cross city cycle route; when it will be fully operational; if he will further report on any other cycle routes that are currently being developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6432/10]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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It is a matter for Dublin City Council to make the arrangements for construction of the cycle route referred to in the Question. This route includes a key section of the Sutton to Sandycove route (Sir John Rogerson's Quay via the Samuel Beckett Bridge to Fairview). My Department meets with Dublin City Council on a regular basis in relation to this route, which I am anxious to progress, and other cycle-related matters. The current estimated cost remains at €10 million, which includes provision of three new canal crossings, one railway crossing and significant works at 11 junctions, and the Council's intention is to complete this route by the end of this year.

The City Council is now surveying, with some modest funding from my Department, the potential route between Portobello and Inchicore to link to South Dublin County Council's exemplary cycling route between Adamstown and Inchicore, which is also being developed with financial assistance from my Department. There are unlikely to be further funds available for routes in Dublin City in 2010 as my Department is progressing similar exemplary projects in other parts of the country. Furthermore, I also want to see the proposed cycling and walking strategy for Dublin City before considering future routes there.