Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent by each local authority on cycling and pedestrian infrastructure; and the details of each scheme by local authority in tabular form. [15067/20]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The Deputy is aware that details of expenditure by local authorities is not a matter for my Department and I am not therefore in a position to answer for specific expenditure details for all 31 local authorities.

In 2019 my Department allocated approximately €71million to support walking and cycling through a number of different programmes, such as the active travel programme, the greenways programme and the roads programme. The vast majority of this funding is on infrastructure although some funding is also provided to support behavioural change type programmes.

The largest infrastructure programme is the active travel programme administered by the National Transport Authority which in turn allocates funding to individual local authorities, while other funding is provided by my Department to local authorities under the regional and local roads programme and the greenways programme.

However, the Deputy is likely aware that local authorities can also avail of funding to support walking and cycling infrastructure improvements through other programmes across Government, such as the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund, the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund and the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme and therefore funding provided by my Department or provided through agencies of my Department does not represent the totality of expenditure in local authority areas or by local authorities on walking and cycling infrastructure.

In relation to grants made directly by my Department to local authorities for walking and cycling infrastructure the details regarding same for 2019 will be collated and supplied to the Deputy in line with Standing Orders.

In relation to grants made by the National Transport Authority to local authorities for walking and cycling infrastructure in 2019 I have referred your question to the NTA for direct reply, please advise my Private Office if you do not receive a reply within 10 working days.