Tipperary County Council has requested that the Department of the Housing, Planning and Local Government fund a pedestrian crossing in the village of Ardfinnan. It is essential for the safety of pedestrians and schoolchildren in the village who attend school nearby, as well as the economic activity of the area because it is the only crossing on the River Suir in the immediate area. Will the Department give positive consideration to this request?

I thank the Deputy for the question. I am not aware of the project to which he refers. The request may, depending on the size of the capital budget required, have gone to the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. I will ask the relevant officials and come back to the Deputy directly.