Patricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein)
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170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason that funding applications to the National Transport Authority are given a three-week turnaround time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54196/22]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for the policy and overall funding for Active Travel. The National Transport Authority (NTA) in turn allocates this funding to local authorities and works with them to determine and develop walking and cycling infrastructure projects.

The requirements around the local authority funding applications under the Active Travel Programme are therefore a matter for the NTA, and as such I have referred the Deputy's question to that agency for a more detailed reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within 10 working days.