Education in the safe use of bicycles is included in school-based activities promoted and supported by the Department of the Environment's road safety education officers. Cycling proficiency training is the main focused safe cycling activity. The Department also provides funds to the Road Safety Council for cycling championships.
Information on expenditure is not held by Westminster constituency nor is grant broken down by area. The following table contains the expenditure on cycling proficiency from 2001-02 to 2005-06 by education and library board area and funding to the Road Safety Council for cycling championships from 2003-04 to 2005-06. It does not include costs for road safety education officers' time and travel.
North Eastern Education and Library Board Southern Education and Library Board Western Education and Library Board South Eastern Education and Library Board Belfast Education and Library Board RSC Cycling Grant NI Total 2001-02 17,086 21,698 11,868 10,594 3,967 — 65,213 2002-03 18,606 35,272 12,344 14,203 1,714 — 82,139 2003-04 35,055 35,755 25,825 27,880 15,927 4,422 144,864 2004-05 17,408 28,604 13,107 11,020 3,616 2,493 76,248 2005-06 22,482 29,045 16,405 14,217 7,553 4,090 93,792 Total 110,637 150,374 79,549 77,914 32,777 11,005 462,256