Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 June 2021
57. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the status of the development and provision of funding for the section of the Grand Canal Greenway from the 12th Lock to the Hatch Pub Bridge near Hazelhatch; if additional funding will be made available for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32203/21]
View answerMy Department recently allocated €1.4m to co-fund the construction of the Grand Canal Greenway from 12th Lock to Hazelhatch Bridge. South Dublin County Council are providing €2.1m to support this project.
This work will be completed in 2022 and will enable people to walk and cycle from Inchicore to Hazel Hatch Bridge and later in 2023 as far as Sallins in County Kildare.
This will tie in with Kildare County Council's work on the Grand Canal Greenway. They were previously funded to the amount of €3m to bring the Greenway from Hazel Hatch Bridge to Sallins.
It will also tie in with the work on the Canal Loop Greenway from the 12th Lock through Lucan to the Royal Canal that went out for public consultation by South Dublin County Council in April 2021.
This key small 4km section will provide safe segregated access to people working in Grange Castle Business Park and living in Hazelhatch and Celbridge and surrounding areas. It shows the multi-functional role that Greenways have in terms of access to Schools and Workplaces as well as for leisure and tourism purposes.
