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Greenways Provision

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 July 2021

Tuesday, 27 July 2021

Questions (281)

Fergus O'Dowd

Question:

281. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport the status of the Boyne greenway from Mornington, County Meath to Drogheda, County Louth; the progress that has been made to date on the project; if funding will be made available as a priority if the project advances through the planning stages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41266/21]

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As the Deputy is aware the Programme for Government committed to significantly increased investment in walking and cycling over the lifetime of this Government. I believe this investment will be hugely beneficial to our society, our health and our environment and it will support projects across the country, in both urban and rural Ireland, as this Government looks to fundamentally change the nature of transport in Ireland.

In Budget 2021 we announced that €360 million was being allocated across Government to support walking and cycling this year. These allocations are being made available through my own Department’s expanded active travel and greenways programmes, as well as through other programmes such as the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund, the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund and the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme.

With regard to the Boyne Greenway from Mornington, County Meath to Drogheda, Co. Louth I am pleased to inform the Deputy of the following:

- Funding for 2021 is €150,000;

- Grant funding to date on the full scheme between Trim, Navan and Drogheda, including the Mornington section, is €792,366;

- The project is currently at Phase 4 - Planning and Statutory Approvals;

- Ecological surveys have been undertaken.

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