Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin North Central, Labour)
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Question 584: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to allow motorcyclists to use bus lanes; if he has ever considered a similar proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37586/11]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Bus lanes are for public, not private transport. I have no plans to allow motorcyclists access to bus lanes. Under Action 100 of the Road Safety Strategy 2007-2012, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and other stakeholders created a Working Group to examine the case for allowing motorcyclists to use bus lanes from a road safety perspective. The report of this Group was submitted by the RSA to my Department in July 2008. It concluded that there was no case on a road safety basis nor on environmental or congestion grounds to allow motorcyclists access to bus lanes.