Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 319: To ask the Minister for Transport when funding for a project (details supplied) will be made available to Cork County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27796/10]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Under Transport 21, my Department has been funding the development of a network of Green Routes in Cork, in line with proposals developed in the Cork Area Strategic Plan (CASP). One of the Green Routes to be developed under the CASP is the Carrigaline/Ringaskiddy route. The Green Route Programme in Cork is managed by Cork City Council in both the City Council and County Council areas, and all funding for Green Routes whether in the City or County areas is provided to Cork City Council.

In 2009 I allocated funding of €200,000 towards preliminary works on the county section of this route which includes the road mentioned by the Deputy. In 2010 I have allocated €5.33 million to Cork out of a total allocation of €14 million for bus priority and park & ride in the regional cities. Funding has been provided for the projects set out in the following table.

In deciding on allocations for 2010 my priority has been to focus on bus priority measures on routes with the heaviest usage during peak hours. While no further funding for the Carrigaline/Ringaskiddy Green Route was allocated in 2010, I am still committed to the completion of the Green Route projects as envisaged under the CASP having regard to overall funding availability, the level of demand for funding under the bus priority scheme and criteria for the allocation of funding.