I propose to take Questions Nos. 742 and 743 together.
The Carbon Tax Fund call for Greenway proposals was announced in January 2020. The aim of the funding call was to support feasibility, design and planning costs of Greenway projects so that my Department would have a pipeline of projects that would be sufficiently progressed in time for the next round of construction funding. The deadline for receipt of applications was 31st January of this year and 40 applications were received as follows:
County
|
No of Applications Received
|
Carlow
|
1
|
Cavan
|
1
|
Clare
|
1
|
Cork - County
|
1
|
Donegal
|
5
|
Fingal
|
1
|
Galway City Council
|
1
|
Galway County Council
|
3
|
Kerry
|
2
|
Kildare
|
1
|
Leitrim
|
1
|
Limerick City & County Council
|
2
|
Longford
|
1
|
Louth County Council
|
1
|
Mayo County Council
|
1
|
Meath
|
1
|
Monaghan
|
1
|
Offaly
|
3
|
Roscommon
|
1
|
Sligo
|
1
|
Tipperary County Council
|
1
|
Waterford City and County Council
|
2
|
Waterways Ireland (Limerick & Clare)
|
1
|
Wexford County Council
|
4
|
Wicklow
|
2
|
Total number of Applications Received
|
40
|
I expect that a decision on funding to be provided will be made in the near future.