Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 220: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will agree to meet a group of residents and elected representatives in County Meath to discuss the potential of developing a cycle and walking track along the historic Boyne River. [13697/11]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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A scoping study for a cycling and walking route along the Boyne Valley was completed in 2010. The study was commissioned by Meath County Council, and was funded by my Department. While the potential future development of this route is primarily a matter for the local authorities, I understand that my officials have been available to meet with the local authorities concerned. Funding for a single project of the scale outlined in the scoping study is not available from within the existing budget within my Department for such works. Indeed, should future funding of this or similar routes be possible, it is likely that it would be on the basis of phased, and cost effective, delivery plans, concentrating on initial delivery of key elements of the route.