Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 October 2019
236. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure that dedicated cycle paths and bus drop off zones are mandatory in the vicinity of all schools. [41445/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraBudget 2020 has provided for significantly enhanced funding to support delivery of improved active travel infrastructure across the country, with funding allocations under the two most relevant active travel (i.e. excluding greenways) funding programmes increasing to €91million next year, as compared to Budget 2019's approximate €48million allocation.
These allocations exclude the funding available under other programmes such as BusConnects, the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund, the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund and indeed the roads programme.
The specific matters to which the Deputy refers relate to planning issues which are more properly a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government and relevant local authorities.
The broader policy context to the matter is something I think worthy of consideration in the review of sustainable mobility policy which I will be launching very shortly.
