Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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742. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an application by Galway City Council for funding under the carbon tax 2020 fund for the Galway Bearna greenway; the closing date for the applications; when a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13603/20]

Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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743. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications received for funding under the carbon tax 2020 fund by local authority area; the number of applications for which a decision has been made; the number awaiting a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13604/20]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 742 and 743 together.

The Carbon Tax Fund call for Greenway proposals was announced in January 2020. The aim of the funding call was to support feasibility, design and planning costs of Greenway projects so that my Department would have a pipeline of projects that would be sufficiently progressed in time for the next round of construction funding. The deadline for receipt of applications was 31st January of this year and 40 applications were received as follows:

I expect that a decision on funding to be provided  will be made in the near future.