Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party)
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That does not really wash in that these are public consultations. I could point Mr. Waide to many schemes with regard to the weight of the authority of the RSA if the RSA had come in. I believe Ms O'Connor stated in subsequent interviews that they did not want to make submissions on road safety interventions because the RSA did not want to be political. This astounds me. It could be a school street, a cycle lane, a permeability measure or whatever. Let us say it is a school street. If there was a submission made from the RSA that said - it need not necessarily be this specific school street in this specific context - international research shows us that school streets result in better health outcomes for children, that would be significant in the context of the decision being made, either on a Part 8 or a section 38, if that has been discussed in front of a council. However, the RSA has not made any such submissions on any of these. Is that correct?