Funding of €67 million has officially been allocated for Greenways and National Roads Active Travel infrastructure through Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) in 2025.

Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien, Minister of State Seán Canney and Minister of State Jerry Buttimer made the announcement for the funding which is dedicated to developing walking and cycling facilities that offer safe, sustainable and healthier transportation options to communities.

Announcing the Greenway allocations, Minister O'Brien said: "This funding will support the development of high-quality walking and cycling facilities in cities, towns, village and rural areas.

"Today in Malahide, I am pleased to announce €67 million of this investment, which will help deliver key greenway projects all over the country."

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Peter Walsh, Chief Executive of TII, added: "The 2025 Greenway funding highlights the commitment of the Department of Transport and the Government to deliver active travel options throughout the country.

"TII along with our Local Authority partners will continue to deliver and progress these important Greenway Projects."

It is expected that approximately 24km of Greenways will be delivered in 2025. Further section openings are expected on the Grand Canal Greenway and the South East Greenway, and work will continue on the South Kerry Greenway and on other projects located across the country.

This allocation will also be used to fund approximately 60 Greenway schemes to move through the planning and design stages. These include the Fingal Coastal Way, Limerick to Scarriff, Burtonport to Letterkenny Greenway and the Arklow to Shillelagh Greenway.

The allocation will also be used to enable delivery of active travel infrastructure on national roads, and to progress the National Cycle Network which identifies 3,500 km of cycling corridors around the country linking cities and towns.

This allocation of €67 million for the Greenways programme is in addition to approximately €293 million allocated to fund the Active Travel programme, announced by the NTA in January 2025.

The Active Travel programme supports a range of walking and cycling schemes including improved pedestrian environments, new segregated cycling lanes, pedestrian and cycling bridges, and pedestrian crossings.