Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister mentioned the success of some of the CLÁR funding applications for schools, car parks and safety. I have a very genuine concern about the traffic hazards outside schools. If there is potential to assist schools in CLÁR areas with safety measures, it should be explored. There was an issue outside Dunkineely National School last week. Councillor Barry Sweeny raised it with me. There was a very near miss. I am not saying the Minister's Department is responsible for such major issues outside schools but there is a very genuine need to examine, cross-departmentally and at Cabinet level, the issue of safety outside schools. Ironically, there are more cars going to schools than ever in this day and age when we should be taking more cars off the roads.

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