Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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499. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the projects funded by the National Transport Authority's sustainable transport measures grant programme for the greater Dublin area in each of the relevant local authorities in 2017; the amount spent in each local authority on specifically walking or cycling projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27973/18]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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As the Deputy may be aware, investment in the Greater Dublin Area on cycling and walking infrastructure in 2017 was delivered under the Sustainable Transport Measures Grants (STMG) Programme through the National Transport Authority (NTA).

Projects funded under the this scheme for the Greater Dublin Area delivered improvements in public and sustainable transport infrastructure, including traffic management, bus priority and other smarter travel projects, allowing the transport infrastructure to function more effectively and helping to relieve traffic congestion. These projects also 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. All funding in the Greater Dublin Area for cycling and walking programmes in 2017 came from the STMG programme. Given the overarching scope of these programmes, it is not possible to isolate the specific expenditure on cycling and walking infrastructure in 2017.  

In 2017, under the Sustainable Transport Measures Grants scheme, Dublin City Council received €3.7m, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council €1.3m, Fingal County Council €0.5m and South Dublin County Council received €1.7m.

The National Transport Authority (NTA) who work in conjunction with the various local authorites is responsible for the development and implementation of public transport and sustainable transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area and oversees all Sustainable Transport projects funded by this Department.

Noting the NTA's responsibility in the matter, I have referred your question to the NTA for a more detailed reply with regard to these particular projects. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within 10 working days.