Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 January 2019
492. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the projected expenditure of €53 million on the development of new rural greenways in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021; the major developments and the projected expenditure for each during the three-year period; his plans and the projected costs for the construction of the next phase of the Boyne greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3863/19]
View answerMy Department officials are currently assessing the detailed Greenways applications submitted following the recent funding call which closed on 30 November 2018. It is my intention to announce the allocations from this round in Q2 of this year. An amount of €13.3 million has been allocated in the 2019 Revised Estimates for Greenways development in 2019, and there are indicative allocations of €19 million in 2020 and €20 million in 2021.
In regard to the proposed Boyne Greenway, among the applications received was one from Fingal County Council, in conjunction with Meath County Council, for planning and design funding for the, "Newbridge to Newgrange" Greenway, which will incorporate the Boyne Valley Greenway. An estimate of construction costs was included in their application of €20-25 million for the entire route.
