Traffic Management

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 November 2015

Tuesday, 24 November 2015

Questions (599)

Timmy Dooley

Question:

599. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the latest traffic volume survey statistics for Cork, Galway, Waterford, and Limerick city centres, similar to the cordon count statistics collected by the National Transport Authority for Dublin city centre; and the statistics detailing how much traffic congestion has increased in each of these city centres, with comparisons, for each of the years 2012 to 2014 and to date in 2015. [41826/15]

Written answers

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport

While it is the primary responsibility of local authorities concerned to undertake analysis of traffic trends in their respective areas as they consider appropriate to traffic management requirements, I would point out that the National Transport Authority (NTA) administer a Regional Cities Sustainable Transport Investment programme on behalf of my Department. In 2015, €13.350m was allocated to this programme. Under the programme funding is provided to local authorities for the development of sustainable transport projects such as bus lanes and bus priority measures, cycle lanes and safety measures for pedestrians & cyclists in the regional cities of Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford. When formulating the programme the NTA liaise with the local authorities concerned on transport trends and on the prioritisation of appropriate measures for each regional city.

I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the NTA who may follow up with more detail in due course.