Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 July 2021
269. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the value of funding for greenway development in County Meath that has been provided to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41134/21]
View answerAs the Deputy is likely aware, the Programme for Government 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 €360 million per annum over the lifetime of the Government.
In relation to the Deputy's question I can confirm the following funding has been provided by my Department to greenway development in Co. Meath in 2021:
- €245,396.19 is allocated to remaining work (Feasibility Study, Option Selection, Preliminary Design & Environmental Evaluation, Land Procurement / Agreements and Part 8 Planning Process) for 26.5 km of the Boyne Greenway & Navigation Scheme from Oldbridge Estate Entrance to Navan.
- €15,288 is allocated to signage and ancillary works on the Royal Canal Greenway - Meath Section.
- €150,000 is allocated for 2021 for The Boyne Greenway - Mornington to Drogheda Section.
There are also other funding programmes across Government which support walking and cycling such as the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund, which is administered by the Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage, and the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund and the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme, both of which are administered by the Department of Rural and Community Development. Details of funding under those programmes is available from the relevant Departments.
