Written answers
Thursday, 6 March 2014
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Cycling Facilities Funding
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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274. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the annual spend on cycling provision, infrastructure, education and awareness in each local authority in 2013; if he will provide a list of all paved cycle tracks which are at a fully separated grade from other vehicular traffic; the number of such tracks currently in planning or construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11218/14]
Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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The details requested by the Deputy are not held by my Department and are a matter for the individual Local Authorities. However, in 2013, my Department provided funding to a number of Local Authorities under the Smarter Travel Programme to support walking and cycling. This funding was provided to support the delivery of cycling infrastructure and behavioural change measures. Details of funding under the various programmes are outlined in the table below.
| Applicant | Active Travel Towns | National Cycle Network | Smarter Travel Areas | Demo Projects | Overall Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo Co Co | 509,330 | 509,330 | |||
| Carlow Co Cl | 446,047 | 446,047 | |||
| Carlow & Kilkenny Co. Co. | 95,721 | 95,721 | |||
| Cavan Co Cl | 622,120 | 622,120 | |||
| Fingal Co. Co. | 601,841 | 601,841 | |||
| South Tipperary | 153,933 | 153,933 | |||
| Louth Co. Co. | 246,156 | 85,844 | 332,000 | ||
| Mayo Co Cl | 55,780 | 407,500 | 1,862,183 | 2,325,463 | |
| Meath Co Co | 500,000 | 500,000 | |||
| Monaghan Co Co | 520,099 | 520,099 | |||
| Galway Co Cl | 116,515 | 116,515 | |||
| North Tipperary Co Co | 351,746 | 351,746 | |||
| Donegal Co Cl | 112,960 | 112,960 | |||
| Westmeath Co Co | 524,000 | 524,000 | |||
| Waterford Co Co | 271,793 | 2,664,281 | 2,936,074 | ||
| Limerick City & Co | 886,601 | 886,601 | |||
| Kilkenny Co Co | 272,892 | 272,892 | |||
| Total | 2,641,323 | 3,167,110 | 5,413,065 | 85,844 | 11,307,346 |
Funding for the delivery of public transport infrastructure, including the provision of cycle lanes in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) and the regional cities is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) and I have asked them to reply to you directly on this matter.
Local Authorities may also have received funding from other sources and this information, in addition to the details required in relation to off-road cycle tracks can be obtained by contacting the Authorities directly.
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