Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 643: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there will be funding available in 2012 under the smarter travel jobs initiative scheme as was available in 2011; if he will give an indication of the amount of funding that is available under this heading and the process involved for local authorities to make an application for funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13769/12]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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There is no specific funding support available under a Smarter Travel Jobs Initiative Scheme in 2012. However, I am also pleased that strong levels of investment in smarter travel have been secured under the multi-annual capital funding framework to 2016 which will be invested in smarter travel infrastructure under a range of new programmes to be established this year. The total Smarter Travel investment funding available to the National Sustainable Travel Office in my Department is €65 million over 5 years. The National Transport Authority also has a significant budget for sustainable transport improvements in the Greater Dublin Area and the regional cities to 2016 providing opportunities for authorities to fund smarter travel investment. Along with infrastructure investment, my Department supports a number of initiatives to promote and develop smarter travel behaviour such as Bike Week, the smarter travel workplaces project and the Green Schools Travel programme.