Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 March 2015
243. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to serious health and safety concerns that exist due to lack of appropriate parking space at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; the measures her Department has to help to alleviate this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9810/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraI wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no record of receiving any correspondence relating to the matter in question.
In general, individual school authorities are responsible, in the first instance, for ensuring the safety and welfare of children and others in their care. In the case of some existing schools, the provision of adequate on-site parking may be compromised by site issues.
I also wish to advise the Deputy that the issue of road safety measures outside the vested site areas of schools, such as road signage, traffic calming measures, parking etc, is a matter that should be raised in the first instance with the relevant Local Authority.
