Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 27: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason he has not published the national pedestrian strategy; the proposed key objectives and headings of the strategy; if home zone residential estates will be included; if the strategy will result in new legislation; the full cost of the new pedestrian strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28398/09]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Under the National Road Safety Strategy, the RSA is committed to publishing a pedestrian safety strategy and they are at consultation phase with this project.

The question may refer to the commitment in Smarter Travel, he Government's sustainable transport policy, to publish a national walking policy to meet the Government's aim of creating a culture of walking in Ireland.

There are 49 actions in the policy to be implemented over a 12 year period. In relation to the commitment on a walking policy, I have written to Ministerial colleagues to establish a working group to progress the policy, given that it has implications for a number of other policy areas.

The working group will have to research the issues fully before preparing a position paper for consideration so it is too early to say what the details will be, including the estimated cost.