Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I support the construction of that seawall or further protections and cycle facilities on the coastal side. It will take time because it is an special area of conservation and we all know the environmental sensitivities and the planning difficulties that would involve. Let that not stop us doing immediately what we need to do, which is to build the Strand Road section of the coastal cycle route. We would then be able to do a section from Sean Moore Road down Pigeon House Road. There is a pinch point at the East Link Bridge but from there we would have a safe route to Alfie Byrne Road. We could create a spectacular coastal sea route this summer when we want to get people outdoors, to give people safe options for their children and for people to have a variety of different uses. That is achievable now. Do not let the perfect get in the way of the good in terms of what we can do here and now. The sections that have been done in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown provide great support and it has been a great success. Let us build on that. It will take us several years to build the coastal sections of an alternative seaside route but that should not stop us doing what we can do today.