Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a walking and cycling strategy for the town of Newcastle West, County Limerick that was submitted by Limerick County Council to the National Sustainable Transport office in December 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30933/13]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Active Travel Towns programme was launched in 2012 to provide funding to local authorities for the development of plans and infrastructure to support walking and cycling in small and medium sized towns outside of the Greater Dublin Area. Two funding calls have been held to date, under which local authorities have competed for available funding.

Limerick County Council received a grant of €14,700 under the Active Travel Towns programme to develop a walking and cycling strategy for Newcastle West.  The strategy was received by the Department in December 2012.

The Department is currently reviewing all strategies received.  Additional funding for the implementation of selected strategies will be made available under a funding call to be issued later this year.