Brian Walsh (Galway West, Independent)
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805. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update in relation to plans for the establishment of a cycle greenway between Galway and Clifden; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7885/14]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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There are no proposals under consideration by my Department at present for the development of a complete cycleway from Galway to Clifden.

However, Galway County Council have submitted two applications under the current National Cycle Network (NCN) funding call for the period 2014 to 2016.  These applications relate to two proposals for cycleways from Galway to Moycullen and Clifden to Letterfrack.  The first proposal would be expected to form part of a route linking Galway to Clifden.  The second proposal would be an extension of that route from Clifden to Letterfrack, an extension of the proposed Connemara Greenway.

These proposals are currently being assessed against criteria outlined in the NCN funding call in August 2013. A decision and announcement of the successful projects is expected in the coming weeks.