Written answers

Tuesday, 16 April 2019

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Transport Policy

Photo of Catherine MartinCatherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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474. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the grants available to promote sustainable transport to school, such as walking and cycling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17350/19]

Photo of Shane RossShane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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As the Deputy may be aware my Department provides funding for cycling and walking under a number of different programmes and schemes, of which the two principal ones are now the Smarter Travel/Sustainable Urban Transport programme and the Cycling & Walking programme. 

Included in the Smarter Travel/Sustainable Transport programme are behavioural change programmes designed at promoting sustainable transport, one of which is the Green Schools Travel programme. My Department provides funding to the National Transport Authority (NTA) for the delivery of this programme. Participating schools create an action plan and set travel targets with the ultimate aim of increasing the number of pupils walking, cycling and using more sustainable means of transport on the school run. Funding for bike parking for participating schools is also provided for under this programme.

My Department also provides funding for cycle training for primary school children, which is delivered under the "Cycle Right" training programme.  "Cycle Right" training, which was rolled out in 2017, was delivered to 20,000 primary school children in 2018 and the programme will expand further in 2019 with 25,000  primary school children expected to take part this year.

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