Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 November 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Cycling Policy: Discussion

Ms Louise Williams:

The Chairman is very welcome. It is important that everybody talks about how normal it is. Perhaps we can water down some of the "us" and "them" bun fights and talk about how we can build a better city, tackle congestion and improve public health. That is an important part of it. Deputy Catherine Murphy is also welcome on such a cycle. It can be low key or we can invite other people to come along, whatever suits, and makes people feel comfortable. If it is a tentative and short cycle, that is great, and if it is a longer one, that is brilliant. We should support communities to go out and cycle and allow more people to experience the freedom and independence of cycling. Teenagers can experience the autonomy that is so important at that age. The more we do that, the more we will be able to dismantle some of the hostility, and perhaps leadership will flow from that, with the support of committee members.

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