Written answers

Tuesday, 7 July 2015

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Departmental Funding

Photo of Jerry ButtimerJerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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582. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding that has been provided to Cork City and County for sustainable transport projects, including cycle lanes, over the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27310/15]

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department awarded funding to Cork City and County Councils for a range of sustainable transport projects in the period referred to by the Deputy.  Detail in respect of the various projects is set out in the following table.  While applications were also submitted as part of funding calls for projects under both the Active Travel Towns and National Cycle Network Programmes for the period 2014-2016, the number of applications received far outweighed the available resources and it was not possible to award any associated funding to projects in the Cork area.

Year Project Funding initiative Grant amount
2011 Frankfield-Grange - Bellview Pedestrian Project Jobs Initiative 172,186
2011 Bridown (Mitchelstown) Pedestrian Access Jobs Initiative 49,835
2011 Maulbaun Safer Pedestrian Environment Jobs Initiative 21,808
2011 Leap Village - Improved Permeability Jobs Initiative 30,023
2011 Cycle Stands at 24 locations in Cork City Jobs Initiative 99,984
2012 Development of Walking & Cycling Strategies for Bandon, Fermoy, Kinsale, Youghal Active Travel Towns - Stream 1 60,000
2013 Seed finance to develop proposals for Greenways at Ballinascarthy to Courtmacsherry and Cork to Kinsale Seed Finance Scheme 2013 60,000
The National Transport Authority (NTA) is responsible for the provision of sustainable transport measures and cycling infrastructure in Cork City. I have copied your request to the NTA for attention and direct response to you.  If you have not received a response within 10 working days, please contact my private office.

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