James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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388. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will consider funding an initiative by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41578/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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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, 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. My Department has no function in this matter.

Should safety measures be required within the vested school site it is open to the school authority to make an application for funding under any future Summer Works Scheme.