Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Coyne is correct. Liability, frequency and punctuality are all important aspects, to which I might add security, affordability and comfort.

Turning to our guests from the DCC, we talked about road space allocation in the earlier session with representatives of the NTA, which they may or may not have heard. This issue creates some of the strongest conflicts in communities when there is an attempt to remove a few parking spaces, for example, with a benefit for all by having a little road space allocated for cycle lanes as well as all the other benefits such as those relating to the environment, health and permeability for everybody involved. How can we ensure the positive voices will be heard as well? These campaigns can spiral and take off with negativity and it can seem as though everybody is against the idea, and the people who are positive about and in favour of these campaigns are the silent majority who know it is the correct step to take but do not want to get dragged into Twitter or Facebook rows. How can we include people from the start in that process? What happened in Lucan, for example, epitomised the problem, while similar issues arose in Salthill and Bray. We try to take these steps for the greater good but the discussions seem to get out of hand. From the DCC's perspective, how can we get more positive voices involved in these campaigns?