Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 November 2016
120. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills his Department's position regarding school lockers being adapted to accommodate helmets (details supplied); if his Department has discussed this with the Road Safety Authority and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35398/16]
View answerMy Department does not specify the type of locker to be installed in schools. This is a matter for schools themselves.
This is a local issue for individual schools and each pupil as to how they manage their locker space. This matter can be raised by pupils or their parents with their school authority for advice on locker management or, alternatively, with a view to making other cycle helmet storage arrangements within the school as necessary.
The Road Safety Authority and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport do not have any remit with regard to the day to day running of a school which is a matter for the school authority. Accordingly, this matter has not been discussed with those bodies.
