83. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated in Budget 2025 for the maintenance of existing active travel infrastructure, as opposed to the construction of new active travel infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39960/24]

As Minister for Transport, I am responsible for the overall policy and funding of Active Travel infrastructure. The allocation of this funding to the various local authorities falls to the National Transport Authority (NTA) who are responsible for overseeing the delivery of both new projects and upgrading of existing infrastructure.

The Active Travel grant allocations are finalised following the publication of the Revised Estimates Volume (REV) and take into account the expenditure outturn on projects and programmes in the preceding year.

Funding in 2025 will therefore be dependant on the REV and will be announced early in the new year.