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Dáil Éireann Vol. 1008 Wednesday, No. 2 2 June 2021 DÍOSPÓIREACHTAÍ PARLAIMINTE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES DÁIL ÉIREANN TUAIRISC OIFIGIÚIL—Neamhcheartaithe (OFFICIAL REPORT—Unrevised) Insert Date Here 02/06/2021A00100Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters 125 02/06/2021A00300Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate 126 02/06/2021A00400Road Safety 126 02/06/2021B01900Broadband Infrastructure 130 02/06/2021C00400Tax Code 132 02/06/2021E00100School Transport ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������135 02/06/2021F00300Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] 138 02/06/2021V00700Message from Select Committee 176 02/06/2021V00900Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation 176 02/06/2021Z00200Planning and Development (Amendment) (First-Time Buyers) Bill 2021: First Stage 185 02/06/2021Z01000Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Motion 186 02/06/2021Z01300Ceisteanna - Questions 187 02/06/2021Z01400Government Communications ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������187 02/06/2021BB00150Economic Policy ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������190 02/06/2021CC01100Departmental Functions 195 02/06/2021EE00400National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Statements 199 02/06/2021GGG00100Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) 246 02/06/2021KKK00050Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages 249 02/06/2021ZZZ00100Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion 277 02/06/2021ZZZ00400Health (Amendment) Act 2021: Motion (Resumed) 277 02/06/2021AAAA00100Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] �����������������������������������280 02/06/2021BBBB00100An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Athchóiriú Cuimsitheach Buiséid) 2014: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] 283 02/06/2021BBBB00200Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Inclusive Budget Reform) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] 283 DÁIL ÉIREANN Dé Céadaoin, 2 Meitheamh 2021 Wednesday, 2 June 2021 Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach Gníomhach (Deputy Joe Carey) i gceannas ar 910 am Paidir. Prayer. 02/06/2021A00100Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters 02/06/2021A00200Acting Chairman (Deputy Joe Carey): I wish to advise the House of the following mat- ters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Holly Cairns - to discuss the immediate need for safe infra- structure in Kealkill, County Cork, for students to walk and cycle safely to school; (2) Deputies Paul Murphy, Richard Boyd Barrett - to discuss the planned increases in the local property tax, LPT; (3) Deputy Gary Gannon - to discuss the need for better public services to support an out- door summer; (4) Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire - to discuss the delays in processing primary medical certificate applications; (5) Deputy Pádraig O’Sullivan - to discuss the reinstatement of the school library grant; (6) Deputy Darren O’Rourke - to discuss bringing forward a survival and recovery plan for the taxi industry in response to the recent taxi protest; (7) Deputy Richard O’Donoghue - to discuss when 10,000 Irish citizens in the United Arab Emirates, UAE, can return to Ireland without undergoing mandatory hotel quarantine; (8) Deputy Joe Flaherty - to discuss the need for a dedicated fibre connection for the ambitious new public library in Edge- worthstown, County Longford; (9) Deputy Jackie Cahill - to discuss the lack of resources for early intervention services for children with disabilities in north Tipperary; (10) Deputy Martin Browne - to discuss plans to carry out a review of school transport schemes; (11) Deputy Kieran O’Donnell - to discuss the plans of the Department of Health and the HSE to address the ris- ing rate of Covid-19 cases in Limerick; (12) Deputies Mattie McGrath, Michael Collins, Carol Nolan and Danny Healy-Rae - to discuss the serious international incident that occurred off the south west coast of Ireland involving a Spanish trawler The matters raised by Deputies Cairns, Flaherty, Murphy and Boyd Barrett and Browne have been selected for discussion 02/06/2021A00300Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate 125 Dáil Éireann 02/06/2021A00400Road Safety 02/06/2021A00500Deputy Holly Cairns: Last week I ran a consultation with primary schools from across Cork South-West on the draft county development plan Of the 35 schools participating, two thirds identified the need for safe crossings near their school and nine out of ten wanted cycle paths When young people live close enough, they want to be able to walk or cycle to school, to go in with their friends and have a sense of independence This also brings many health and environmental benefits. However, to make this possible, we need proper infrastructure that can ensure the safety of children This is severely lacking in so many places across west Cork and rural Ireland Belgooly needs investment to safely connect the school and village, and Bally- heda and Dunderrow national schools are just two examples of many that need traffic calming measures While this is a matter for many communities, my question today relates to Kealkill near Bantry Getting to school there involves crossing the main street in the village which is also the primary route between Beara, Bantry and Sheep’s Head to Cork city. There are many lorries coming through from Castletownbere and last week community members showed me and my colleague, Councillor Ross O’Connell, where the children have to cross. There are literally no traffic calming measures, no footpaths or pedestrian crossings and no legible road markings. There is absolutely nothing. Furthermore, as with many towns and villages, traffic goes through dangerously fast which increases the risk for the 190 pupils in the school in Kealkill This is incredibly dangerous While all schools need and should have proper infrastructure, Kealkill is an outlier that requires immediate intervention to have a safe crossing and footpaths in place for September We will be pursuing this matter at council level but given the immediacy of the need, I ask the Minister to ensure a safe route to school is provided to the children of Kealkill It is a small but vibrant community that is trying to retain its population and ensure economic viability Local groups have done incredible work in developing facilities and a parkland and they have high- lighted the pressing need for a safe crossing to school as a priority The Minister will no doubt outline the safe routes to school initiative which specifically funds footpath upgrades and new cycle lanes to encourage more active travel to school I can assure him that Kealkill is in desperate need of this type of investment and would greatly benefit from the programme Last year, Belgooly primary school, which also needs support in safely connecting the village and school, showed me the significant difference that simple interven- tions such as bollards can make to empower children to walk and cycle to school, while in Skib- bereen there is a successful cycle bus which can act as an example for other towns We all want this type of activity and infrastructure for as many primary and secondary schools as possible In talking with primary school classes, over one third felt that although they were close enough to walk or cycle to schools, they did not do so because it was not safe We need to work to bring that number down. Kealkill is one school where we can make a substantial difference. I know there are lots of areas that need these kinds of works but Kealkill is in a league of its own in terms of the risk to people’s safety. I urge the Minister to act to help put proper infrastructure in place and have it ready for students in September 02/06/2021A00600Minister for Transport (Deputy Eamon Ryan): I thank Deputy Cairns for raising this 126 2 June 2021 matter As it happens, I know Kealkill well I used to bring a lot of people up to the stone circles in Kealkill which are stunning and the school is just below that site I know it well That route to Cork is the one that everyone uses It is a kind of rat run because it does not go through any town and is a relatively straight run all the way It is similar to Belgooly, which I also happen to know through friends. They are both small villages off the main road but with a lot of passing traffic. They are
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