Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 299: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the proposed Sutton to Sandycove cycle track, County Dublin; the budget allocation for the project for 2012; the timeline and project plan he envisages for the concept; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3046/12]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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The development of cycle routes similar to that proposed is driven in the first instance by the relevant local authorities around the country. My Department has provided funding to Dublin City Council, at a cost of approxiamately €5.5m, for the recently completed city centre elements of the Dublin Canals Cycle route. The route runs from Portobello to the junction of Upper Sherrif Street and the overall design envisaged a link between the S2S and Canals route on the north side of the River Liffey.

The primary funding source, however, for the provision by local authorities of sustainable transport infrastructure withinh the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) is the National Transport Authority's (NTA) sustainability funding and it is a matter for the NTA to prioritise and fund projects in the GDA from this allocation.