Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 March 2017
263. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to fully implement the national cycle policy framework; and the status of the review of the policy framework promised for 2017. [14365/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraWhile significant progress has been made under a number of objectives contained in the National Cycle Policy Framework (NCPF) my Department has not yet undertaken a formal review of the policy framework or its implementation. However, the NCPF has been integrated into the Development Plans of the majority of local authorities so ensuring that the objectives and policies to support and promote cycling are taken account of in current and future planning. In addition, the National Transport Authority (NTA) published the GDA Cycle Network Plan covering the seven local authority areas in the Greater Dublin Area in 2013.
I think that the success of the framework can be seen in the significant increase in the numbers of people cycling numbers shown in the Dublin City Canal Cordon Report for 2016 published recently by Dublin City Council and the NTA. This showed that over 12,000 people cycled into Dublin's centre in November last year in the morning peak, nearly the same number as used the LUAS during the morning peak commuting hours. It must be remembered that this figure does not include the numbers using Dublin Bikes between the canals.
In 2013 and 2015 my Department requested local authorities and other stakeholders for an update on progress on implementation. The Department now intends to undertake a full review of the framework and we will be pursuing this during 2017.
