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Department of Transport defends effective 29% cut in active travel budget, says councils should use funding as “effectively as possible”
The Department of Transport has defended freezing active travel funding at its 2020 level, effectively amounting to a 29% cut over the last six years. Yesterday, campaigners and an opposition spokesperson criticised the unwillingness of the Government to keep active travel in line with inflation. As reported by this website, to keep pace with inflation since October 2020, the €360 million-a-year investment in active travel would need to rise to over €510 million today.