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€290m to be spent on walking and cycling projects this year.

€290m le caitheamh ar thograí siúil, rothaíochta i mbliana.

The National Transport Authority has allocated €290 million to local authorities in the country to develop infrastructure for walkers and cyclists from now until the end of the year.

Tá €290 milliún lamháilte ag an Údarás Náisiúnta Iompair d'údaráis áitiúla na tíre le bonneagar do shiúlóirí agus rothaithe a fhorbairt as seo go deireadh na bliana.

The money is to be invested, it was said, in almost 1,200 walking and cycling projects across the country - between paths, bridges, lanes and others.

Tá an t-airgead le hinfhesitiú, a dúradh, i mbeagnach 1,200 togra siúil agus rothaíochta ar fud na tíre - idir chosáin, dhroichid, lánaí agus eile.

The Government's Program promised to set aside €360 million each year for walking and cycling projects.

Gealladh i gClár an Rialtais €360 milliún a chur ar leithligh gach bliain le haghaidh tograí siúil agus rothaíochta.

The funding announced today will be used to bring 387 proposals to fruition in the Dublin area, as well as 250 proposals in other cities and 502 proposals in rural areas.

Bainfear leas as an maoiniú a fógraíodh inniu le 387 togra a thabhairt i gcrann i limistéar Bhaile Átha Cliath, chomh maith le 250 togra i gcathracha eile agus 502 togra i gceantair tuaithe.

The local authorities have to raise the rest of the money to recruit new employees.

Caithfidh na húdaráis áitiúla fuílleach an airgid ar fhostaithe nua a earcú.

Here are some of the projects to be developed or initiated: - The Dothra Greenway between Howard Park and Donagh Broc Road in Dublin - a new pedestrian bridge over the M40 motorway in Cork - the Waterford Greenway between Carricknafraochan and the city .

Seo cuid de na tograí atá le forbairt nó le tionscnamh: - Bealach Glas na Dothra idir Páirc Hoirbeaird agus Bóthar Dhomhnach Broc i mBaile Átha Cliath - droichead nua coisithe thar mhótarbhealach an M40 i gCorcaigh - Bealach Glas Phort Láirge idir Carraigh na bhFraochán agus an chathair.

Transport Minister Éamon Ryan said that the funding announced today would be of great benefit locally and nationally.

Dúirt an tAire Iompair Éamon Ryan gur mhór an tairbhe a bhainfí go háitiúil agus go náisiúnta as an maoiniú a fógraíodh inniu.

Big towns and villages will be cleaner and healthier because of it, he said, and the new proposals will help this country reduce carbon emissions.

Beidh bailte móra agus sráidbhailte níos glaine agus níos sláintiúla dá bhíthin, arsa sé, agus cuideoidh na tograí úra leis an tír seo astaíochtaí carbóin a laghdú.

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