Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 June 2019
669. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications in each county for greenway developments to date in tabular form; the funding provided to date for greenway developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26520/19]
View answerThe Greenways programme, previously called the National Cycle Network, was launched in 2012. The calls for applications held since then have taken place in 2012, 2013 & 2018. In total, 151 applications have been made to this Department for Greenways since 2012. Below is a table breaking down the number of applications by county:
| County | No. of Applications |
| Carlow | 2 |
| Cavan | 3 |
| Clare | 5 |
| Cork | 7 |
| Donegal | 7 |
| Dublin | 9 |
| Galway | 12 |
| Kerry | 8 |
| Kildare | 5 |
| Kilkenny | 2 |
| Laois | 4 |
| Leitrim | 5 |
| Limerick | 9 |
| Longford | 4 |
| Louth | 6 |
| Mayo | 4 |
| Meath | 5 |
| Monaghan | 3 |
| Offaly | 4 |
| Roscommon | 3 |
| Sligo | 5 |
| Tipperary | 9 |
| Waterford | 9 |
| Westmeath | 7 |
| Wexford | 9 |
| Wicklow | 5 |
| Total | 151 |
Since 2012, a total of €80,180,065 has been allocated to Greenways all around the country. This includes the €40m awarded last week by myself and Minister of State Griffin to 10 new projects.
