Vol. 396 No. 6
179 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are no paths in the Borough of Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, reserved exclusively for cyclists; Dún Laoghaire Corporation do not have the staff or financial resources to provide such paths; and if he will make the necessary finance available.
Regulations made under section 60 of the Road Traffic Act, 1968, enable cycle tracks to be provided on public roadways that are part of existing carriageways. It is also possible to provide for alternative exclusive cycle facilities, separate from road ways, by means of local by-laws made by the Garda Commissioner.
My Department, in co-operation with Dublin Corporation and the Garda, has been engaged in a pilot exercise aimed at identifying the most appropriate cycle facilities in large urban areas. As part of this exercise, the Department approved the provision of certain facilities by the corporation in a number of locations in Dublin city. Reports by the corporation and the Garda on the effectiveness of these facilities are currently being considered in the Department.
Pending completion of this exercise, it would be premature for Dún Laoghaire Corporation to formulate proposals for providing exclusive cycle facilities in the borough.
