Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 27 September 2018
192. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding which has been made available to local authorities for the maintenance of cycle paths in each year since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39213/18]
View answerAs Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. Allocation of funding and details of individual cycle lane projects are managed by the National Transport Authority (NTA), in conjunction with the relevant local authorities. Once a cycle lane has been completed, maintenance is entirely a matter for the Local Authority.
As the Deputy is aware I secured over €110m in capital funding in Budget 2018 which is specifically allocated to develop cycling and walking infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area, Galway, Limerick, Cork and Waterford over the period 2018-2021.
A further €135m capital funding was allocated over this same period for investment in Sustainable Urban Transport projects, this investment includes projects that will provide either direct or indirect improvements for urban cycling. Also in the budget there was a doubling of investment in Greenways, with a capital allocation of €53m being made available over the 2018 to 2021 period for the construction of Greenways.
Furthermore, investment of more than €750m on the BusConnects Programme in the same period, will deliver a transformative investment package that will finance new and expanded bus routes, greatly improve bus access, and includes over 200km of, where possible, designated segregated cycle lanes.
