Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 September 2020
68. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport the funding avenues available or that will be made available to local authorities or community groups to assist in developing feasibility studies and or the design of new greenway projects; if a timeline will be provided in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24535/20]
View answerThe Programme for Government includes a comitment to the development of an integrated national greenways strategy. This has the potential to transform modal shift, improve air quality and public health.This commitment to cycling will enable us to achieve the huge ambition of developing an integratednational network of greenways to be used by commuters, leisure cyclists and tourists. We will continue the coordinated approach between central government, local authorities and agencies to deliver on this ambition.
My Department recently allocated €4.5m to a number of projects under the Carbon Tax Fund to assist local authorities and state agencies in bringing their projects through various stages including feasibility, design and planning. In the context of Budget 2021 and the National Economic Plan I will be looking at how we can support additional projects to deliver on the commitments in the Programme for Government.
