Mark Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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307. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the safety guidelines in use for the provision of cycle lanes in the State; when these regulations were last updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45295/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to Active Travel infrastructure. The National Transport Authority (NTA) is responsible for the development and delivery of individual active travel projects, while Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) is responsible for the planning, design, and construction of individual Greenways. Both agencies work closely with relevant local authorities in delivering Active Travel infrastructure.

Much work is underway to support the delivery of quality, safe and standardised cycling infrastructure across the State; both the NTA and TII produce, update and publish relevant technical documents to support this aim. For instance, any new Active Travel infrastructure funded by my Department must be designed in compliance with the guidance and standards set out in the recently revised Cycle Design Manual.

In addition, a National Guidelines and Standards Group has been established to oversee and coordinate all guidelines and standards (including cycling and other Active Travel projects) which have been developed by TII, the NTA and Department of Transport. This group comprises of members from each of these bodies as well as the City and County Management Association (CCMA). It also covers the areas of quality control, training and implementation monitoring. Progress to date includes:

• Issuing circulars that set out a framework for guidelines and standards, as well as improved quality control measures;
• Updating DMURS Guidelines; and
• Supporting training on the DMURS guidelines, including online workshops and graduate programmes.