Ms Grace Kavanagh:

I presume it is not just me who is not allowed to do that. It is true for a lot more people around Carlow, including everyone in this room. I have noticed that even in the summer you do not see a lot of people walking around. People are always in their cars, even when going up to the local garage. That is because there is lots of traffic. We would sometimes even be walking places after school in big groups and it is quite dangerous. Our parents always want to hear from us every few minutes to make sure we are okay because we have to cross and cycle past dangerous roads by ourselves without even a crossing or a cycle lane. The cars do not stop; they just keep going and sometimes you have to wait for quite a while.