Written answers
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Cycling Facilities
Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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1174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of sustainable transport projects announced since 1 January 2013, broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34391/13]
Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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I launched the National Cycle Network Seed Funding Scheme in March 2013 to provide seed funding to local authorities for the development of proposals for high quality, off-road, greenway cycle routes.
The following 12 applications were selected for funding from a total of 35 applications. The total funding is €420,000.
More details on these projects can be found at www.smartertravel.ie .
| Local Authority Proposal | Funding approved |
|---|---|
| Clare County Council West Clare Railway Greenway | 50,000 |
| Cork County Council West Cork Abandoned Rail Lines Greenway -Cork to Kinsale Section | 30,000 |
| Cork County Council West Cork Abandoned Rail Lines Greenway -Ballinascarthy to Courtmacsherry Section | 30,000 |
| Galway County Council Connemara Greenway - Clifden to Oughterard (site survey) | 25,000 |
| Kerry Co Council Ring of Kerry Trail - Glenbeigh to Renard, Cahersiveen | 50,000 |
| Leitrim County Council North Leitrim Greenway - along the track of the former Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway (SLNCR) | 30,000 |
| Mayo County Council Monasteries of the Moy | 40,000 |
| Roscommon County Council North Roscommon Greenway | 15,000 |
| Sligo Borough Council Sligo section of SLNCR Greenway (see Leitrim for details) | 50,000 |
| South Dublin County Council Dodder Greenway | 25,000 |
| South Tipperary County Council Clonmel to Carrick-on-Suir Greenway | 45,000 |
| Westmeath County Council Mullingar Greenway | 30,000 |
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