Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 January 2012
1061 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding for 2012 for the completion of the S2S cycleway in view of the decision by An Bord Pleanála to provide planning for the Clontarf promenade part of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1502/12]
View answerThe development of cycle routes similar to that proposed is driven in the first instance by the relevant local authorities around the country. My Department has provided funding to Dublin City Council, at a cost of approximately €5.5 million, for the recently completed city centre elements of the Dublin Canals Premium Cycle route. The route runs from Portobello to the junction of Upper Sheriff Street and the overall design envisaged a link between the S2S and Canals route on the north side of the River Liffey.
The primary funding source, however, for the provision by local authorities of sustainable transport infrastructure within the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) is the National Transport Authority's (NTA) sustainability funding and it is a matter for the NTA to prioritise and fund projects in the GDA from this allocation.
