Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 214: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on whether the situation whereby road traffic signage regulations do not make provision for signage which restricts cycling in certain public places is satisfactory; if he will reform this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7851/07]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997-2006 it is an offence to cycle on a footpath, to cycle in a bus-only street, to cycle in the wrong direction on a one-way street, to cycle in a contra-flow bus lane or to cycle in a tram-only street.

These offences apply nationwide in respect of all footpaths on public roads, and to the other situations referred to, without the requirement to erect a separate prohibitory traffic sign at every such location to indicate that a prohibition on cycling applies.

The policy of providing a traffic sign to indicate the application of the road traffic law is not used where a prohibitory measure applies as a blanket provision across the entire public road network.