Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 November 2020
121. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if a proposal to acquire land beside a school (details supplied) will be considered by her Department in view of the serious road safety concerns in the village due to a lack of parking facilities. [35471/20]
View answerI wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no record of receiving a proposal from the school in question. However, the issue of road safety measures outside the vested site areas of schools on public roads, such as road signage, traffic calming measures etc., is a matter, for the relevant Local Authority. Local Authorities have the power to decide on road safety measures outside schools to ensure that measures are in place to protect the safety of local school children. My Department has no function in this matter.
