Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 419: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress in the smarter travel scheme selection of towns for the scheme; and when prospective towns will be made aware of their selection. [16372/11]

Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 420: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made in the smarter travel scheme of an application by a town council (details supplied). [16373/11]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 419 and 420 together.

The future of the Smarter Travel Areas Programme is being considered in the context of the available budget for 2011 and the National Recovery Plan. While the scope and scale originally envisaged for the scheme is no longer possible given the current fiscal situation, there may be some scope to proceed with a scheme scaled back in size. The local authorities concerned will be notified of the outcome in due course.