Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 March 2021
383. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the discussions he has had with local authorities on the development of cycling infrastructure across Dublin in particular without a statutory public consultation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38402/20]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, the 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 planned lifetime of the Government.
I held meetings with the four Dublin local authorities in recent months. The purpose of those meetings was to discuss Government’s ambition in the area of active travel and the important role of local authorities in delivering upon that ambition. Issues regarding delivery of projects, including any consultations related thereto, are a matter for the relevant local authority.
