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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, February 10, 2025

QUESTION NO. 22

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To ask the Chief Executive can he consider what role SDCC take in Pedestrian safety and at Pedestrian crossings and ask would he consider a safety campaign?

REPLY: 

In 2024, South Dublin County Council installed 13 new pedestrian crossings for pedestrian safety across the county.

The Council recently appointed a new Road Safety Officer, and already there are plans to run several awareness  and education programmes aimed at highlighting "crossing the road dangers" to Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs) such as pedestrians while they are out walking or crossing the road. 

The programmes planned will highlighting the importance of being visible to drivers,  and will encourage all pedestrians to cross the road at a safe place and also to take some personal responsibility for their own safety.

Pedestrian crossings are maintained and checked regularly through the Council's operational programme with crews ensuring that the crossings are in good safe working order.               

National Road Safety Week falls annually during the month of October coinciding when the clocks go back, thus making it the appropriate time to highlight the dangers to Pedestrians and all VRU’s.  Accordingly, as  part of South Dublin County Council 2025 Road Safety Education Programme, we plan to run a  Safety Awareness Campaign’ on Pedestrian Safety during the Month of October, in line with the National Awareness Campaign run by the Road Safety Authority.