Written answers
Tuesday, 25 June 2019
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Greenways Development
Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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669. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications in each county for greenway developments to date in tabular form; the funding provided to date for greenway developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26520/19]
Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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The Greenways programme, previously called the National Cycle Network, was launched in 2012. The calls for applications held since then have taken place in 2012, 2013 & 2018. In total, 151 applications have been made to this Department for Greenways since 2012. Below is a table breaking down the number of applications by county:
County | No. of Applications |
---|---|
Carlow | 2 |
Cavan | 3 |
Clare | 5 |
Cork | 7 |
Donegal | 7 |
Dublin | 9 |
Galway | 12 |
Kerry | 8 |
Kildare | 5 |
Kilkenny | 2 |
Laois | 4 |
Leitrim | 5 |
Limerick | 9 |
Longford | 4 |
Louth | 6 |
Mayo | 4 |
Meath | 5 |
Monaghan | 3 |
Offaly | 4 |
Roscommon | 3 |
Sligo | 5 |
Tipperary | 9 |
Waterford | 9 |
Westmeath | 7 |
Wexford | 9 |
Wicklow | 5 |
Total | 151 |
Since 2012, a total of €80,180,065 has been allocated to Greenways all around the country. This includes the €40m awarded last week by myself and Minister of State Griffin to 10 new projects.
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