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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: I apologise for interrupting. Coming at this issue from being a member of this committee, perhaps I am a bit more aggressive than I should be and I apologise if I am. Does the walking infrastructure include footpaths?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: I am trying to strip out waking from cycling.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: I know I am being incredibly annoying but how much of the €70 million is for infrastructure that is exclusively for walkers, that is, where bicycles cannot be used?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: I suggest all public commentary on this should indicate it is for cycling and walking.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Yes, I know that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: I thank everybody for their efforts and they are doing a great job, but this is a matter of policy and resources, which is not necessarily in their domain. It is down to Ministers and the Government. We have established that the national cycling office is not that, rather it comprises a design team that has been subcontracted.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: We are glad to have the opportunity-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: -----because we represent members of the public and it is important they know we are not getting what we assumed or thought we were getting. The €100 million in funding is not exclusively for cycling and it is wrong to say it is. We need to build towards that 10% figure and I might contribute further later, but I want to allow my colleagues to contribute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: I do not want to create additional expense for people who are working hard to answer parliamentary questions when I can get them answered here.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: I have seven rapid-fire buzzer questions. The Senator can go ahead.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: To be helpful rather than rude, Ms Hanlon gives great detail in her answers but perhaps I could get a "yes" or "no" to the questions I have. This will inform parliamentary questions in which I can tease the matter out further. I want to use the time as best I can. If the reply is neither "yes" nor "no" the witnesses can tell me it is not that simple or that they do not know.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: It is just that I do not have much time. Is there still a cross-departmental team on infrastructure at assistant secretary level that meets regularly?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: How often does that meet?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Would it be fair to say it meets about six times a year?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Do the same representatives attend? Is it always the Secretaries General?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Are there plans to fund a cycling officer in each local authority?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Yes. Will the Department give the local authorities funding to fund an officer?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Okay. Fingal County Council has €100 million on deposit on any given day while Sligo and Leitrim can barely fund a librarian, so that is an issue. Has the Department considered full segregation on a pilot basis in certain towns or certain parts of urban centres, that is, to make a street one way with one side for traffic and the other for micro mobility?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Marc MacSharry: It that being actively considered?