Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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Question 164: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department wll make funds or grant assistance available to schools to carry out works to improve the safety of the public road/entrance to the schools from the public road, in the interests of pupil safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33162/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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In general, individual school authorities are responsible, in the first instance, for ensuring the safety and welfare of children and others in their care.

The issue of road safety measures outside the vested site areas of schools on public roads, such as road signage, traffic calming measures etc., is a matter, however, for the relevant Local Authority. Local Authorities have the power to decide on road safety measures outside schools to ensure that measures are in place to protect the safety of local school children.