Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes. It is to the RSA. I thank the officials for the work the authority does. The most effective way of protecting vulnerable road users is to simply separate them from the things that kill them, namely, cars. Much good work is happening now, predominantly through the work of the Minister, Deputy Ryan, in funding to the tune of €1 million per day the development of active travel opportunities across our towns and cities. Maybe I am missing something here. The RSA does incredible work educating drivers and road users in general on how they should behave to protect one another on our roads. I am at a loss at times to understand why the RSA is not far more vocal and does not become a powerful national advocate for the development of active travel solutions across our towns and cities. Maybe that is not within the authority's remit and perhaps the officials could clarify to me whether that is the case. However, there have been numerous occasions in recent years. For example, there was a proposal in my local town of Salthill to develop a fully segregated cycleway on a very busy part of the waterfront. We saw it also in other locations in south Dublin recently and there is a proposal ongoing in Dundrum at the moment. Do the officials think the RSA has a role in advocating the development of segregated active travel solutions in our towns and cities?

If so, how is the RSA fulfilling that role?