Seán Haughey
Question:496 Mr. Haughey asked the Minister for Transport the role played by his Department in proposals for a Sutton to Sandycove cycle route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31291/03]
Written Answers. - Cycle Facilities.
The S2S, Sutton to Sandycove, proposal involves the provision of a 22 km promenade and cycleway around Dublin Bay from Sutton to Sandycove, with links to the city centre. The plan entails linking the existing and planned walkways and cycleways around the bay in a co-ordinated fashion by construction of the missing elements and upgrading some of the existing facilities.
I am supportive of the concept and, following a meeting with one of the project promoters earlier this year, the Dublin Transportation Office has agreed to allocate funds towards a feasibility study of the proposal. I also wrote to the relevant local authorities – Dublin City Council, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council – and Iarnród Éireann, to seek their support for this concept and investment in a feasibility study as soon as possible.
The DTO is on the steering committee of the project, which is chaired by the Dublin Regional Authority, along with representatives from the Dublin Docklands Development Authority, Dublin City Council, Fingal County Council, and Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council.