Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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126. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider a short-term programme to repair or upgrade the part of the road used by cyclists on roads and streets with heavy usage. [1501/21]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993.

In the context of funding works to repair or upgrade the part of the road used by cyclists on roads and streets with heavy usage, local authorities in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) along with regional cities have been eligible for some years for the Sustainable Transport Measures Grant from the NTA. In addition, in August 2020 over €30 million of Stimulus monies was allocated directly by the Department to other local authorities for Active Travel measures. In 2021 a new arrangement has been put in place whereby the NTA will provide monies to these other authorities for Active Travel projects. In December 2020 I announced this new arrangement which comprises of a fund of €50 million. While the NTA has already announced detailed allocations for 2021 for Active Travel projects in local authorities in the Greater Dublin Area along with regional cities it has not yet announced the details of the €50 million funding package which will be available to the other local authorities (non city and non GDA) for Active Travel works in 2021. It is likely that the latter funding package will be announced shortly.