Michael Conaghan (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 730: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects a decision to be made on funding for the smarter travel scheme and the locations for the scheme, in view of the great enthusiasm shown and effort put in to date by applicant areas such as Drimnagh, Dublin 12. [22103/11]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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The future of the Smarter Travel Areas Programme is currently under active consideration in the context of the available budget for 2011 and the National Recovery Plan. The size and availability of funding for the delivery of a Smarter Travel Areas programme of any scale must be considered in the context of the Government's and my Department's overall priorities. I appreciate that a great deal of enthusiasm and effort was displayed by Local Authorities in the Smarter Travel Areas application process and Local Authorities involved will be notified of the outcome shortly.