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234 projects to receive funding under ‘Additional Outdoor Infrastructure Fund’
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Allocations for the new ‘Additional Outdoor Infrastructure Fund’ have been announced by Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan T.D today. The fund, which will help ensure a Safe Outdoor Summer, will support 234 projects across 30 local authorities to the tune of over €13 million.
Local authorities were invited to apply to the funding stream in late April for short term measures which would enhance outdoor urban space and improve walking and cycling facilities. The measures are now being introduced as quickly as possible to support the gradual re-opening of society in a safe manner and include projects such as kerb widening to facilitate outdoor dining, new on street furniture, improved cycling facilities, and traffic management changes that prioritise pedestrians and cyclists.
The Additional Outdoor Infrastructure Fund is being administered by the National Transport Authority (NTA) as part of its overall national funding programme.
Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan T.D. said: “We want to ensure that local authorities have the resources they need to help communities enjoy a safe outdoor summer. The Additional Outdoor Infrastructure Fund enables measures such as cycling and walking infrastructure, the re-allocation of road and street space and traffic management arrangements.
These measures, combined with other government initiatives for outdoor dining and outdoor recreation infrastructure, will support local authorities in re-creating open spaces and facilities which will both take into account public health guidelines and allow communities to thrive once again.”
Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton TD said: “As we gradually emerge from restrictions, it is important that the public can enjoy the summer months in a safe manner. These projects will play an essential role in making that happen. Whether it’s choosing to walk or cycle on new infrastructure or meeting friends in a designated communal space, these new spaces will enable the public to travel and gather in a safe environment.”
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The full list of allocations for the Additional Outdoor Infrastructure Fund 2021 is as follows:
City/County Council No of Schemes Allocation
Carlow 8 €460,000
Cavan 19 €840,240
Clare 5 €84,520
Cork City 1 €60,000
Cork County 28 €792,000
Donegal 4 €378,000
Dublin City 11 €1,171,820
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown 4 €520,000
Fingal County 3 €529,500
Galway City 4 €735,000
Galway County 12 €501,000
Kerry 20 €793,386
Kildare 1 €160,000
Kilkenny 5 €286,000
Laois 6 €490,000
Leitrim 3 €125,000
Limerick 3 €675,000
Longford 1 €150,000
Louth 7 €545,000
Mayo 11 €516,110
Meath 6 €600,000
Monaghan 3 €120,000
Offaly 6 €266,455
Roscommon 0 €0
Sligo 14 €184,950
South Dublin County 1 €65,000
Tipperary 13 €457,190
Waterford 11 €570,000
Westmeath 5 €59,300
Wexford 11 €673,000
Wicklow 8 €579,000
Total 234 €13,387,471