Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I agree. An example I saw close to my constituency is the work that was done on Dún Laoghaire main street. It was during Covid times, etc., but the local authority had planned it anyway.

What is the Minister’s view on putting these measures in? People do not like change. One gets used to doing something a certain way and maybe one has a fear of change. I mean bringing in temporary time-bound measures - road-space allocation, different measures in towns and villages – for a period to allow proper assessment to be made and to reassure the businesses that fear losing business because people cannot park outside the premises. I think most businesses where those interventions are done actually benefit. They benefit from the walking traffic where people find their towns are nicer places to be and they spend more money locally. What does the Minister think about doing something for, say, 12 months and then going back to the people to ask if they want to keep it or go back to how it was? Would that be helpful for local authorities?