Written answers

Wednesday, 7 October 2020

Department of Education and Skills

Schools Health and Safety

Photo of Niamh SmythNiamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of all primary schools that are located on national route roads; her views on whether extra road safety measures should be in place at such schools; the person or body responsible for providing such road safety measures; the person or body responsible for funding safety measures for primary schools on national roads; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29092/20]

Photo of Norma FoleyNorma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The specific information requested by the Deputy regarding details of all primary schools that are located on national route roads is not readily available within my Department.

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.

I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department's Technical Guidance Document – TGD-020 sets out the general principles of Universal Design in schools, which includes guidance on car parking, set-down/pick up areas. In the case of school building projects, parking provision should be as stated in the guidance documents, subject to the planning requirements of the relevant Local Authority.

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