Emer Currie (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his response. He said that drivers may not slow to a speed of 30 km/h and that is where the frustration is coming from.They are trying to hit the 30 km/h speed limit. People want to make the park work for everybody. I have noticed a decrease in speed and I accept that, overall, things are improving. However, people should not be penalised for not observing the 30 km/h limit.

I do not know where the 2,000 parking spaces are. I welcome the parking strategy. Perhaps the issue is around communications, but the frustration is there. Elderly people and people who are not mobile need to be able to access the park in the way that they could before. It is brilliant that we are progressing on active travel, but we also have to make sure visitors who want to enjoy the park are able to do so and, most important, that they feel welcome in the park. At the moment, communities are telling me they do not feel welcome.