Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 June 2006
347 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the amount spent on the delivery of quality bus corridors in the greater Dublin area since their inception; the breakdown of allocations to QBCs each year to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24510/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department has been funding QBC development since 2002, through the Dublin Transportation Office (DTO) Traffic Management Grants (TMG). I understand from the DTO that, since 1994, some €147.9m in total has been spent. The yearly breakdown, provided by the DTO, is as follows:
|
Year |
TMG Investment |
|
€ |
|
|
1994 |
630,148 |
|
1995 |
349,305 |
|
1996 |
1,239,398 |
|
1997 |
1,501,734 |
|
1998 |
3,677,640 |
|
1999 |
8,597,873 |
|
2000 |
17,751,034 |
|
2001 |
23,402,016 |
|
2002 |
15,064,601 |
|
2003 |
18,578,764 |
|
2004 |
27,542,945 |
|
2005 |
29,543,963 |
|
Total |
147,879,421 |
I have asked the DTO to breakdown these figures as between QBCs and other projects which qualify for grants under the Traffic Management Grants scheme and the information sought will be forwarded to the Deputy.
