Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have also received some complaints on the same matter. It is more one for the council than central government. I think everyone appreciates why the cycle lanes have been put in place. We want people to cycle more and, at a time public transport is advised against for public health reasons, we want to facilitate more people to cycle. However, there must be proper consultation with local communities, which does not always happen. We have had some difficulties with traffic in the Phoenix Park, and with cycle lanes in Hartstown, Huntstown and Mountview. I will commit to engage with the Minister, Deputy Ryan, and the NTA on this to see if we can improve things.

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