The new Programme for Government – Our Shared Future sets out an ambitious and wide-ranging set of commitments in relation to walking and cycling, supported by an increased multi-annual budgetary allocation amounting to some €1.8 billion over the lifetime of the Government.
Included in the above mentioned commitments is the commitment to which the Deputy refers to.
I can advise the Deputy that my Department is currently developing proposals to deliver upon this specific commitment, as well as the other commitments contained within the Programme for Government .
Obviously, in the five major metropolitan areas - Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick and Waterford - cycle network plans have already been developed and are being updated as required and included in the development of relevant metropolitan area transport strategies.