Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 122: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of park and ride facilities that are in place here; his policy on park and ride; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35061/10]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Since 1st December 2009, traffic management measures and park & ride facilities in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), are matters which come under the remit of the National Transport Authority (NTA). Outside the GDA my Department is funding bus priority and park & ride measures in the regional cities of Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford under Transport 21. There is currently one park & ride facility, funded under Transport 21, outside the GDA – at Black Ash in Cork City. In the current year funding of €900,000 is being provided for the development of a second park & ride facility in Cork City on the Carrigrohane Road and for the design & planning of a park & ride facility at Doughiska in Galway City. It is matter for the local authorities in each city to prioritise projects and apply for funding each year.

My Department has developed a national sustainable travel and transport policy for Ireland, - "Smarter Travel A Sustainable Transport Future" - published in February 2009. This policy document represents a new transport policy for Ireland for the period 2009-2020 and amongst other things, it sets out the necessary steps to ensure that people choose more sustainable transport modes. One of the actions contained in the policy in relation to public transport, is to provide park and ride facilities at the edge of major and intermediate urban centres and at important public transport nodes, with efficient transport connections to the urban centre.