Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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456. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of cyclists in the past ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53214/17]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that the numbers cycling have increased year on year, with the recent 2016 Census showing a 43% increase in the numbers cycling to work on the 2011 figures. I have attached a table showing the numbers cycling to and from work or school, according to the latest figures from the CSO.

In relation to cycling and walking, as the Deputy is aware, I have secured funding of €116 million in Budget 2018 for the development of cycling and walking infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area and Regional Cities over the next four years to 2021. This programme will enhance the network of urban walking and cycling routes that provided viable alternatives and connectivity with existing public transport infrastructure. This programme will also address safety considerations in relation to cycling by providing enhanced infrastructure with a focus on high quality corridors, complemented by behavioural change, awareness and education programmes for cyclists and pedestrians.

Furthermore, a considerable upgrade of cycling infrastructure in the Dublin region will also be delivered under BusConnects through the provision of segreated cycling facilities alongside key routes into the city centre and reorganised radial routes.

Persons Usually Resident and Present in the State 1986 to 2016 (Number) by at work school or college, Means of Travel, Sex and Census Year, Population aged 15 years and over at work