Ruairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I imagine it would be very difficult to get what Deputy Matthews or anybody else is looking for without that. It is a vital piece of work.

I was taken with a point Dr. D'Arcy made earlier about seeking short-term fixes and that mitigations occurred. I remember on the county council that people would look for ramps, which were necessary at times, especially for reasons of child safety in estates, and if they were lucky enough to get them there would be complaints from residents because people would hit the ramp at speed and continue on. It is a case of accepting if something has not worked and looking at something that works better.

We all know the significant issues with planning; the elongated processes involved in dealing with local authorities and from time to time local authorities trying to do their element of due diligence. We need to do our piece of due diligence. We will have to invite in the local authorities, be that the LGMA or whoever else, just to see exactly where they are in this regard, because they might say it is all well and good but that they need to deal with X, Y and Z to get to the bottom of it. I also assume the working group will deal with some of the issues. Beyond that, it is a case of getting on with it. Do the witnesses from the RSA think there are other issues that will impact, such as planning and the elongated way of dealing with local authorities or whatever else? At the end of the day, there is one item on the agenda, which is to try to bring about a safer urban space that will also allow for active travel.