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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, May 09, 2023

MOTION NO. 2

MOTION: Councillor Lyn Hagin Meade

That the Manager urgently provides road safety, such as a school warden for Firhouse Educate Secondary School at Hunters Road, as more permanent road plans are in process to prevent accidents from teenagers crossing the street on the way to and from school.

REPORT:

Currently, the SDCC School Warden service does not provide crossing cover for secondary schools, so the provision of an assisted crossing for this location is not an option at this point in time.

There are proposals for more long-term road crossing measures, which will be provided through compliance with planning permission conditions. 

The Road Safety Officer (RSO) and Gardaí visit secondary schools during the academic term.  The primary target audience in second level is Transition Year (TY) or Leaving Cert Applied (LCA) classes. 

Special hard-hitting programmes were delivered to 6^th Year (Leaving cert) students at the beginning of the school term in September. The following is a list of second level programmes.

• Streetwise
  This RSA based program is delivered to the Junior Cert cycle.  It focuses on Pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclist, safety belts and speeding.
• It won’t happen to me!
  This Garda based program is hard hitting, graphic and very effective.
• ‘Your Road to Safety’
  The RSO links in with TY & LCA Coordinators to deliver this RSA led program.
• ‘Drive 4 Life’