Written answers
Thursday, 31 May 2018
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Cycling Facilities Data
Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent on cycling infrastructure in each of the past five years by areas of spending; the five biggest projects covered in this spend; and the percentage of his Department's capital budget and current budget devoted to cycling projects in each of these years. [24207/18]
Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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As the Deputy may be aware, investment in cycling infrastructure over the period in question was delivered under a number of different programmes and schemes, namely the Smarter Travel Programme, Sustainable Transport Measures Grants (STMG) Programme and the Regional Cities Programme.
Projects funded under the Smarter Travel Programme, funded directly by the Department, involved integrated initiatives across a number of aspects of active/smarter travel and incorporated measures such as investment in cycle lanes, bike parking, footpaths, traffic calming measures, shared streets and other interventions that encourage and support modal shift to walking and cycling.
In addition since 2010 my Department has also provided funding to the National Transport Authority (NTA) under the Sustainable Transport Measures Grants (STMG) Programme and the Regional Cities Programme to implement sustainable transport projects, including providing cycling infrastructure, in the Greater Dublin Area and the regional cities of Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford.
Given the overarching scope of these programmes, it is not possible to isolate specific expenditure on cycling infrastructure over the period in question. Having said that, please see the table below which outlines total capital and current funding allocated to these programmes as a percentage of my Department's capital budget and current budget devoted to cycling projects in each of these years.
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Capital Spend (€ million) | 32.66 | 31.55 | 39.72 | 31.51 | 19.29 |
| Total Current Spend (€million) | 1.47 | 1.58 | 1.51 | 1.65 | 1.65 |
| % of Department Capital budget (net) spent on cycling | 5.2% | 4.4% | 6.0% | 3.8% | 2.2% |
| % of Department Current budget (net) spent on Cycling | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
In relation to the five biggest projects covered in this spend and noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the NTA for a more detailed reply. Please contact my private office if you do not receive a reply within 10 working days.
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