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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, April 14, 2025

QUESTION NO. 35

QUESTION: Councillor Joanna Tuffy

To ask the Chief Executive to report on any funding it has applied for since January 2023 to the European Union under its programmes aimed at sustainable transport. Report to include any plans the LUPT department of the Council has to explore applying for funding or resources under current programmes e.g. Civitas Programme.

REPLY:

in recent years, South Dublin County Council has been extremely successful in applications for funding allocations from the National Transport Authority (NTA). The NTA provided €15.5M in 2022, €22.1M in 2023, €22.3M in 2024 and has provided an allocation of €21.5M in 2025. These allocations are used to deliver the ambitious Cycle South Dublin programme across the county. The SDCC Active Travel team has developed a high level of expertise in complying with the NTA reporting and auditing requirements and, they efficiently manage the funding drawdowns, the timelines of which are reliable and predictable. 

Additional funding from EU on programmes aimed at sustainable transport have not been pursued.