Mr. Colin Ryan:

By and large, there are issues. A cyclist is a vulnerable road user. We are discussing access to schools etc. and road safety for all should be considered. As Ms Martin has said, local authorities have considered access point-to-point. One must consider small-scale interventions within the built environment that might encourage folk to walk or cycle. I take the point made by the Senator that cyclists are vulnerable on the road, and I know that myself. That is a fact of life. Safety needs to be dealt with through small-scale interventions in localities thus encouraging folk to cycle with their children or for their children to travel to school on their own either along a slightly wider footpath, on crossings or through housing estates, which might include the opening up of access points in housing estates-----