Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Yes, it is hard to out-train a bad diet. Nonetheless, cycling is key and influential. That is something that came across very strongly in our visit to Amsterdam. The Netherlands has a very good record in terms of cycling facilities and is the comparator in this report. In the Netherlands, two thirds of children cycle or walk to school. In Ireland, the rates are far lower with one exception, which is Westport, where 70% of children are cycling or walking to school. They are doing so because the infrastructure is in place. There is safe infrastructure there, with a cycle way linking in with the greenway which makes a huge difference.