Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 486: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her position regarding the cost associated with establishing road markings outside schools as a means of improving student safety; if it is the case that local schools must pay for the full cost of this work to the local authority concerned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25180/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The issue of road safety measures outside the vested site areas of primary schools should be raised in the first instance with the relevant Local Authority.

Local Authorities have the power to decide on road safety measures outside schools and should have in place appropriate measures to ensure the safety of school attending pupils.

It is open to the Boards of Management of schools to make an application for funding under my Department's Summer Works Scheme should safety measures be required within school boundaries.